Must be in Canada. When I first bought 1242, I used that much vybar too (think that came with some mold instructions), but have cut it back to 1 tsp.pp and could probably cut back even more. With 1 tbsp pp, have found that the candle seems very hard. With the smaller amount it seems creamier. Also, have found that I need more FO than was suggested by the suppliers when I first bought FO. You need to measure your FO by weight. Don't know where you bought your FOs from, but with the ones I buy locally 1/2 pp usually works well with this wax but you have to test them to find out.