Aqua
Aqua is a solvent ingredient. It’s in 8,260 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
Shiseido
Complete Cleansing Microfoam
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Sensodyne
Complete Protection +
75ml · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
E2 Essential Elements
Complexe Défatiguant Jambes Légères
150ml · Lists drying alcohol
SHEGLAM
Complexion Boost Color Correcting Concealer-White
Concealer · Lists silicones
bareMinerals
Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Lists coconut derivatives
John Frieda
concealer Root Blur
Concealer · Label from Germany · Lists silicones, carmine (from insects)
Physicians Formula
Concealer Twins 2-in-1 Correct & Cover Cream Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Unilever
Condicionador Dove Óleo de Nutrição
200 ml · Label from Brazil · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
PRAVANA
Condition
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
Every Man Jack
Conditioner
Conditioner · 12 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
PRAVANA
Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Tresemme
Conditioner
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Herbal Essences
Conditioner
Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
Kristin Ess
Conditioner
Conditioner · 10 FL OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Not Your Mother’s
Conditioner
Conditioner · 8.0 fl oz · Lists fragrance, silicones
Vanicream
Conditioner
Conditioner · 12 oz · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Ogx
Conditioner Argan Oil of Morocco
385 ml - 13 fl oz · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Rovectin
Conditioning Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Herbal Essences
Conditioning Hair Detangling Spray with Frizz Control
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Ginger Lily Farms
Conditioning Hand Soap
12 FL OZ · Lists coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
conditionner
1000ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
It Cosmetics
Confidence In A Cream Anti-Aging Moisturizer
Lists fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, silicones, coconut derivatives
It Cosmetics
Confidence in Your Beauty Sleep Night Cream
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
Gibs
Conman
19 fl. oz. · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
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