Aqua
Aqua is a solvent ingredient. It’s in 8,109 products on Poliage, most often body wash, shampoo and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 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
The Body Shop
Blue Musk Hair and Body Wash
Body wash · 250ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Blue Musk Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
The Body Shop
Blue Musk Zest Anti-Perspirant Deodorant
Deodorant · 50ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
The Body Shop
Blue Musk Zest Hair And Body Wash
Body wash · 250ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Obagi
Blue Resurface Dual-Acid Peel
Exfoliant · Lists drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Herbivore
BLUE TANSY Resurfacing Clarity Face Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Glow Recipe
Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser
Cleanser · 160 ml · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid
Jack N’ Jill
Blueberry Natural Certified Toothpaste
Lists fragrance
Dr. Dennis Gross
Blur + Repair Moisturizer Cream with Hyaluronic Acid
Moisturizer · Lists coconut derivatives
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Blurring Serum Blush
Blush · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
e.l.f.
Blush
Blush · Lists silicones
Mented Cosmetics
Blush
Blush · Lists silicones
Wander
Blush All Day Hydrating Powder Blush
Blush · Lists silicones
Live Tinted
Blush Crush Liquid Blush
Blush · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
ColourPop
Blush Stix
Blush · Lists silicones
Moroccanoil
Body Butter
Body lotion · 6.7 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Ouai
Body Cleanser Dean Street
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Ouai
Body Cleanser Melrose Place
Body wash · 10 OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Ouai
Body Cleanser St. Barts Scent
Body wash · 10 OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Salt & Stone
Body Cream
Body lotion · 6.7 FL OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Bath & Body Works
Body Cream
226 g · Label from Turkey · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Herbal Essences
Body Envy Max Volumizing Mousse
192 g · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, formaldehyde releasers
Herbal Essences
Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Herbal Essences
Body Envy Volumizing Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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