Last summer I played with the plain paraffin. The wax was in the 130-135 range. Without additives, total yuck. Craters from hell. Very inconsistent, wet spots, about 3% scent was all it would hold. Vybar 260 helped with the fragrance, now I could up it to 6%. Still craters from hell. I bought some petrolatum-I was determined to beat this. So, petrolatum made the paraffin much softer, alot like the soft container wax, actually had a very good hot throw. But petrolatum is finicky. You really have to test, test and test some more trying to figure out the percentage of petrolatum to use to make the wax softer but not so much to make the wax smoke and have black soot from hell. Still craters, not so bad as before, but still a 2nd pour for sure. I never could get a "pretty" candle, you know, the creamy beautiful colors kind of candle. Actually what I did find with this plain paraffin-1 teaspoon per lb of vybar 260 added the paraffin, and a 50/50 blend of this and 415 soy was very satisfactory. I just never could get past the pouring @ 100-110 range. Too impatient I guess. So I gave in and let it win. Too much hassle for me. I don't have time to babysit the tempermental blend, I need to pour and go on. Comfort blend and 444 is my friend now. Oh, and my turk -n- surf. But that's a different subject