A PETROLATUM COMPOSITION COMPRISES FROM 10 TO 60WT% OF A WAX HAVING AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE OF BETWEEN 25 AND 70, AND HAVING BETWEEN 5 AND 50WT% BRANCHED PARAFFINS IN WHICH THE BRANCHES ARE SELECTED FROM METHYL AND ETHYL BRANCHES; FROM 10 TO 60WT% OF A LINEAR PARAFFIN HAVING AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE OF BETWEEN 10 AND 20; AND OPTIONALLY, A LOW MELT WAX. THE PETROLATUM COMPOSITION HAS A DROP MELT POINT OF FROM 35°C TO 80°C. FIGURE 1