Aqua?

[arono]

Could someone explain to me why personal/hygienic products usually list Aqua in their ingredients rather than Water? Is water not exotic enough or something?

Comments

[chemoelectric]

It’s a way to make homeopathy sound scientific, and a way to make shampoo sound homeopathic. Neither sound is true to the facts.

[arono]

Hmm... I'm not sure how aqua sounds homeopathic. I'm also not sure I'd go as far as saying that homeopathy is unscientific, but that's another can of worms.

[chemoelectric]

Oh, well, I tried and fell on my face. I wonder why 'deionized water' needs to be euphemized, it already sounds cool.

[elgrande]

Wikipedia says it's deionised water.

[arono]

Interese! And here I thought I had already learned the lesson always to check Wikipedia first.

[kvarko]

I find it interesting which products says "salt" and which say "sodium chloride".

[queerasmoi]

I suppose it's the same reason they say Yaletown and not the "Downtown Nearly-East Side" :P