Used this cream a few more times and it has quickly become one of my favorites. Played with the water and cream ratio a little bit and got just the right mix down. The high glycerin content really makes this stuff perform well and I get superb, very comfortable, very close shaves from it. Whatever slight sting sensation I got during the first use has completely disappeared, so I'm pretty sure that it was residual sensitivity from an allergic reaction I had to another product a couple days before. Bottom line is that this is great stuff.