Carriers and solvents
Aqua
Water
- Also seen as
- Water · Eau
- Reported functions
- Solvent
- Example formats
- Rinse-off · Leave-on · Wipe
- Evidence status
- Official function terminology established; a canine finished-product outcome is not established.
- View official CosIng function record
Water used as the main liquid carrier in many shampoos, sprays, mousses and lotions.
Why it may be in a product
It dissolves or disperses other ingredients and helps create the intended concentration, flow and application format.
What the name tells you
Its presence usually signals a water-based formula and identifies water using common ingredient terminology.
What the label cannot tell you
It cannot establish percentage, purification quality, microbiological control, preservation, dilution or finished-product safety. The name does not import human-cosmetics label-order rules into pet products.
Related entries
Discussed in Journal guides
- How to read a dog shampoo ingredient listWork through one clearly fictional label · Fictional label teaching example—not a real product or formula recommendation.
- Dog shampoo ingredients: what are they for?Water and a moisture-related role · Carrier and humectant terminology from the fictional label. Their presence does not prove a moisturising result in a rinse-off product.
- Bathing a dog at home, step by stepApply as the bottle directs · Examples of carrier and cleansing-function terminology a wash label may carry. The names establish neither how much of the product to use, nor how long to leave it on, nor how thoroughly it needs rinsing — the product's own directions are what state those.
