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
Biossance
Squalane + Omega Repair Cream
Moisturizer · 50ml · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Biossance
Squalane + Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Biossance
Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens
The Ordinary
Squalane Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
SHEGLAM
Squeeze & Dot Shimmer Blush Paint 020 Knock Out
Blush · Lists silicones
St. Ives
st ives lotion
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
St. Ives
St. Ives. Humectacion diaria. Crema corporal con vitamina E y palta.a
532 ml · Label from Argentina · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Dermalogica
Stabilizing Repair Cream
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Oral B
Stages
75 ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Oral-B
Stages Zahncreme
Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
SHEGLAM
Stardust Swipe Glitter Liquid Lipstick-137 Cosmic Pink
Lip · Lists fragrance, silicones, coconut derivatives
Maelove
Stargaze Enhanced Retinol Serum
Serum · Lists drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, retinoid
Essence
Stay all day 16h
30 ml ,1.01fl.oz · Label from Spain · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Essence
Stay All Day 16h Long Lasting Make-up
30ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Rimmel London
Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation
Foundation · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Uoma Beauty
Stay Woke Concealer
Concealer · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Derma E
Stem Cell Eye Lifting Treatment
Eye cream · Lists coconut derivatives
Act+Acre
Stem Cell Thickening Foam™
Hair styling · 4 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Palmolive
Stick à raser/Shave Stick Classic (with Palm Extract)
50 g · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Stick Large Intraçable 72h
50 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
L’Oréal
Stop Rides Soin Hydratant Anti-rides d’expression Boswelox
50 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, silicones, chemical UV filters, formaldehyde releasers
Schwarzkopf
Strand matte
1pcs · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Glow Recipe
Strawberry BHA Pore-Smooth Blur Drops
Serum · 30 ml · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
The Body Shop
Strawberry Body Mist
Fragrance · 100ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
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