Aqua is the word for the ingredient 'Water' in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical and simply indicates the purified water used in the formulation.

It can be found as: pure, distilled, mineralised, purified etc.

Cosmetics

Solvent. It is the substance for dissolving or dispersing surfactants, oils, dyes, flavourings, bactericidal preservatives in solution.In fact, it dissolves other components present in a cosmetic formulation. Solvents are generally liquid (aqueous and non-aqueous).

• Molecular Formula  H₂O
• Molecular Weight  18.015 g/mol
• CAS  7732-18-5
• UNII    059QF0KO0R
• EC Number 231-791-2