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
Dove
Cranberry & Orange Peel Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Cranberry Fluff Mini Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · 5.5 oz · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Cranberry Fluff Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Null
cream
Label from outside the U.S. · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Johnson & Johnson
Cream
Label from France and Morocco · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Cien
Cream & Care Bain Moussant
1000 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Henkel
Cream & Oil Beurre de cacao Huile de coco Crème de douche
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Henkel
Cream & Oil Intensiv-Pflege-Spülung
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens
Unilever
Cream Antibacterial Pack Familiar
375 g (3 x 125 g) · Label from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Mad Hippie
Cream Cleanser
Cleanser · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Unilever
Cream Oil Beauty Cream Bar with Morrocan Argan Oil
2 * 100 g · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Laneige
Cream Skin Milky Hydration Sheet Mask
Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Laneige
Cream Skin Milky Toner
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Cream Soap On A Rope XXL
230g · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
CeraVe
Cream to Water Makeup Melter
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
belif
Creamy Cleansing Foam Moist
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dr. Dennis Gross
Creamy Cleansing Oil
Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
BYOMA
Creamy Jelly Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Aveeno
Creamy oil moisturizer
Lists fragrance, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
Fructis
Crece Fuerte Champú Fortificante
360 ml · Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
ADVANCED CLINICALS
CREEPY SKIN - WRINKLE SMOOTHENING CREAM
237ml · Label from United Arab Emirates · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nuvel
Crema antioxidantes
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Nivea
Crema Corpo Idratante Express
500 ml · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones
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