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
Herbivore
PHOENIX Rosehip + Sea Buckthorn Body Cream
Body lotion · 200 mL · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Wet n Wild
Photo Focus Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Wet n Wild
Photo Focus Dewy Foundation
Foundation · Lists fragrance, silicones
Wet n Wild
Photo Focus Matte Foundation
Foundation · Lists silicones
Revlon
PhotoReady Lift & Fill Skin Tint
Foundation · Lists silicones
Haruharu Wonder
Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Oxygen Cream
Moisturizer · Lists essential oils
BYOMA
Phyto-Mucin Glow Serum
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid
True Botanicals
Phyto-Retinol Advanced Clinical Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
True Botanicals
Phyto-Retinol Anti-Aging Body Lotion
Body lotion · 4.3oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
True Botanicals
Phyto-Retinol Clinical Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
L’Oréal
Phytoclear antipelliculaire - Shampooing régulateur
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Inika Organic
Phytofuse Renew Exfoliator |
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Swiss Toniq Geneva
PhytoHair Growth Serum
200ml · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Instituto Español
Piel sana jabón de manos
500ml · Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Instituto Español
Pielsana champu suave
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Noxzema
pilot
Label from Greece · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Body Wash
Body wash · 14 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Exfoliating Body Wash
Body wash · 14 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Exfoliating Face Wash
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Invisible Glide Deodorant
Deodorant · Lists fragrance
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
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