Aqua
Aqua is a solvent ingredient. It’s in 8,249 products on Poliage, most often body wash, shampoo and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
Water. The base of most formulas; dissolves other ingredients and carries them onto skin or hair.
What it does
Contains Aqua: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 31959, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as water, aqua / water, water / aqua and h2o.
Products that contain Aqua
Thrive Causemetics
Overnight Sensation Gentle Retexturizing Solution
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Thrive Causemetics
Overnight Sensation Hydrating Sleep Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
Not Your Mother’s
Overnight Serum
Hair styling · 3.3 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Peach & Lily
Overnight Star Night Cream | Sleeping Cream Mask
Mask · 80 ml · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Dr. Dennis Gross
Overnight Wrinkle Serum Treatment
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid, retinoid
Medik8
Oxy-R Peptides
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid
Auchan
Oxygen Men
50 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Dove
Oxygen Moisture Conditioner
Conditioner · 12 fl oz · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones
Dove
Oxygen Moisture Shampoo
Shampoo · 12 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
OXYGENATED CHARCOAL DETOX
400ml · Label from United Arab Emirates · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Goldfield & Banks
Pacific Rock Swell Extrait de Parfum
Fragrance · 100ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils, chemical UV filters
le-chat
Paillettes au véritable savon de Marseille
1 kg (25 lavages) · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
JJSBF
Pain dermatologique sans savon à l’huile d’abricot
100 g · Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, sulfates
Schwarzkopf
Palette Blond Foncé 500 7-0
115 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tree Hut
Palm Grove Foaming Gel Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Palm Grove Hydraglow Body Serum
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Tree Hut
Palm Grove Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, retinoid, essential oils
palmer’s
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Geconcentreerde Crème
1 · Label from Netherlands · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
palmer’s cocoa butter hand cream
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
palmers cocoa butter hemp oil
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
palmers hemp oil relief body lotion
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Palmolive camelia oil & almond
500ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
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