Could be. Although last nights shave was far from average. I used a scritchy badger brush, I face lathered a little more aggressively than normal (testing the soap) and the Red Imp just was where it normally is. Lathering up before the second pass I got mild sting in certain areas, similar to what I get with Williams mug soap. I've always blamed the razor. I'm going to try cello, or Irisch moos tonight as I just got a big package in filled with my "want to try" soaps and go back to the MWF this weekend. Ill try and remember to update you folks with the results.