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
Pacifica
Sea & C Love Vitamin Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance
Pacifica
Sea Foam Complete Face Wash
Cleanser · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
VitaminSea.beauty
Sea Minerals + Collagen Facial Cleanser
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Love Beauty and Planet
Sea Salt & Bergamot Shampoo
400 mL · Label from Indonesia and Malaysia · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
sea salt and Pacific kelp
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Vitamins and Sea beauty
Sea Salt Coconut Face Scrub
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Balea
Sea Salt Texture Spray
200 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Zum
Sea Salt Zum Body Soap
Body wash · 16.0 oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Mario Badescu
Seaweed Cleansing Soap
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
The Body Shop
Seaweed Oil-Control Exfoliator
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
The Body Shop
Second Skin Tint
Foundation · Lists coconut derivatives
Secret
secret deodorant
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Secret
Secret Ultimate Antiperspirant and Deoderant
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Head & Shoulders
Seidig & Glänzend
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Caudalie
Self-Tan Sun Drops
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
selsum blue shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Colgate
Sensation White, Zahnpasta
75 ml · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Alverde
Sensitiv After Shave Balsam
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Alverde
Sensitiv Sonnencreme LSF 30
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists drying alcohol, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Sensitive
280 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Pampers
Sensitive
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nivea Men
Sensitive 3in1 Body Wash
Body wash · 16.9oz 500ml · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Nivea Men
Sensitive Aftershave Balm
100 ml · Label from Norway and Sweden · Lists fragrance
Babo Botanicals
Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Miracle Face Cream
Lists coconut derivatives
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