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
shampoo
Lists fragrance, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
TRESemmé
shampoo
89ml · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, sulfates, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Clear
shampoo
1l · Label from Jordan and Morocco · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
shampoo
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Vanicream
Shampoo
Shampoo · 12 oz · Lists coconut derivatives
Not Your Mother’s
Shampoo
Shampoo · 8.0 fl oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Kristin Ess
Shampoo
Shampoo · 10 FL OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
PRAVANA
Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Shampoo
300ml · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Deliplus
Shampoo
1 litro · Label from Morocco and Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Ogx Argan Oil Of Morocco
Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Real Root by Sprouts
Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Sanex
Shampoo
250 ml · Label from Guernsey · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Schwarzkopf
Shampoo - 7 Herbs - 7 Kruiden
400 ml · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Honest
Shampoo + Body Wash
Shampoo · Lists coconut derivatives
Cien
Shampoo 7 Kräuter
500 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoo and shower gel monoï
0.25 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Seinz.
shampoo anti-schuppen (minze 3-fach-komplex)
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Johnson’s
Shampoo Baby
200 ml · Label from Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Shampoo bar hair food sandia
60g · Label from Argentina · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoo bath and shower gel 3 in 1 monoï
0.75 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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