Database/Solvent/Aqua
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Aqua natural?

Yes. Water is defined as fully natural origin under ISO 16128.

INCI nameAqua
CAS7732-18-5
FormulaH2O · 18.015 Da
FunctionSolvent
FeedstockPurified water used as the solvent base of…

How we scored it

Water = 1.00 by definition
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Purified water used as the solvent base of the formula. No processing beyond purification is involved.

In plain English

Plain water, the most common cosmetic ingredient. It acts as the solvent base that dissolves and carries the other ingredients in a formula.

CosIng definition: Water

Structure

2D structure of Aqua

oxidane

PubChem CID 962 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Aqua. PubChem CID 962. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3AQUA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4AQUA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AQUA