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INCI ingredient

Aqua

Also listed as: Water, Aqua (Water), Aqua/Water/Eau, Aqua / Water

Water. The base of almost every cream, lotion, cleanser and toner.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Water dissolves the water-soluble ingredients and carries them onto the skin. It is listed first because it is usually the largest part of the formula. On European labels it appears as Aqua, sometimes with Water or Eau in brackets.

It has no effect on any of the six checks.

Functions: solvent

Products with Aqua

in 10,154 products

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