Coochy Ultra Hydrating Shave Cream Mango Coconut 8.5 Oz

Coochy Ultra Hydrating Shave Cream in Mango Coconut is the richer member of the Coochy family: a pubic shave cream made with coconut oil, shea butter, avocado and jojoba oils, in an 8.5 oz bottle. Coochy pitches the Ultra line at coarser or curly hair, and the tropical mango-coconut scent makes it the obvious pick for anyone who wants their shave to smell like a beach holiday.

How the Ultra formula differs

Coochy's classic shave creams are built on cetrimonium bromide and keratin. Ultra takes a different route. Glycerin and fatty alcohols form the base, and coconut oil, shea butter, squalane, jojoba seed oil and avocado oil give it a thicker, more buttery texture. Behentrimonium chloride and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, both conditioning agents familiar from hair care, are in there too, along with maca root and guarana seed extracts, panthenol and vitamin E. Preservation comes from phytic acid, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate, and Coochy says the formula is paraben free and not tested on animals.

Shaving coarse or curly pubic hair

Thick, curly hair is the hardest to shave cleanly, because it clogs blades quickly and tends to curl back towards the skin. Trim it as short as you can first. Spend a few minutes in a warm shower so the hair softens before the razor touches it. Apply a thin layer of the Ultra cream, then shave with the grain using short strokes and almost no pressure, rinsing the blade after every stroke or two. Resist going over the same spot repeatedly. If you want a closer finish, re-apply a little cream and make one careful pass across the grain.

Scent

Mango and coconut give it a sweet, creamy, tropical smell, more piña colada than fruit salad. Coochy lists only a general fragrance in the ingredients and doesn't publish separate scent notes. The coconut oil in the base adds to the creamy impression. Because the scent appears only as a single fragrance entry, anyone avoiding specific fragrance allergens can't check for them on the label.

Fitting this pubic shave cream into your routine

The 8.5 oz bottle sits between Coochy's small travel sizes and its large household bottles. It suits someone who shaves a few times a week. Coochy's directions are the same as for the classic range: wet the skin, apply a thin layer, shave and rinse. You can also use it on head hair after shampooing, leaving it on for one to two minutes before rinsing. Keep the cap closed between uses so shower water doesn't run into the bottle.

Who should choose the classic formula instead

If your hair is fine and you'd rather have a lighter cream, or you want no fragrance at all, the classic AU Natural is the simpler choice. Anyone allergic to coconut or shea should skip Ultra, since both are central ingredients.

Specifications

• Brand: Coochy, Ultra line
• Product: Ultra Hydrating Shave Cream, Mango Coconut
• Size: 8.5 oz
• Ingredients: Water (Eau/Aqua), Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Behentrimonium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Lepidium Meyenii Root Extract, Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phytic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Perfume)
• Paraben free; not tested on animals (per Coochy)
• Also usable as a hair conditioner

See the rest of Coochy Ultra or every scent in the Coochy collection.