A curing agent composition comprising a phenalkamine mixture comprising at least one phenalkamine represented by the structure of formula wherein n = 0, 2, 4, or 6; R is independently of each other selected from H and CH 3; is independently of each other selected from cyclohexyl and phenyl; A is independently of each other selected from CH 2 and NH; B is independently of each other selected from H, OH, and NH 2; R' = H, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, Ph, a C 5 -C 6 cycloaliphatic group, or a C 5 -C 10 aromatic group; y = 0-1; z = 0-1; and the sum of y and z is from 0 to 2 and further comprising an additional amine having at least two amine functionalities selected from - diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), 1,3-pentanediamine (DYTEK TM EP), 2-methyl-1,5-pentanediamine (DYTEK TM A), triaminononane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediamine (N 3 -Amine), N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis-1,3-propanediamine (N 4 -amine), or dipropylenetriamine; an arylaliphatic amine such as m-xylylenediamine (mXDA), or p-xylylenediamine; a cycloaliphatic amine such as 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexylamine (1,3-BAC), isophorone diamine (IPDA), 4,4'-methylenebiscyclohexanamine, 1,2-diaminocyclohexylamine (DCHA), aminopropylcyclohexylamine (APCHA), a methylene bridged poly (cycloaliphatic-aromatic) amine such as MPCA, an aromatic amine such as m-phenylenediamine, diaminodiphenylmethane, or diaminodiphenylsulfone; a heterocyclic amine such as N-aminoethylpiperazine (NAEP), or 3,9-bis(3-aminopropyl)2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro (5,5)undecane; a polyalkoxyamine where the alkoxy group can be an oxyethylene, oxypropylene, oxy-1,2-butylene, oxy-1,4-butylene or co-polymers thereof such as 4,7-dioxadecane-1,10-diamine, I-propanamine, 3,3'-(oxybis(2,1-ethane-diyloxy))bis(diaminopropylated diethylene glycol) (ANCAMINE1922A), poly(oxy-(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)), α-(2-aminomethylethyl) ω-(2-aminomethylethoxy) (JEFFAMINE D 230, D-400), triethyleneglycoldiamine and oligomers (JEFFAMINEXTJ-504, JEFFAMINE XTJ-512), poly(oxy(methyl-1, 2-ethanediyl)), α,α'-(oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis(ω-(aminomethylethoxy)) (JEFFAMINE XTJ-511), bis(3-aminopropyl)polytetrahydrofuran 350, bis(3-aminopropyl)polytetrahydrofuran 750, poly(oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)), α-hydro-ω-(2-aminomethylethoxy)ether with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (3:I) (JEFFAMINE T-403),and diaminopropyldiaminopropyl dipropylene glycol, - amidoamine and polyamide curing agents and - Mannich bases of phenolic compounds with amines and formaldehyde. - diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA), hexamethylenediamine (HMDA), 1,3-pentanediamine (DYTEK TM EP), 2-methyl-1,5-pentanediamine (DYTEK TM A), triaminononane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,3-propanediamine (N 3 -Amine), N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis-1,3-propanediamine (N 4 -amine), or dipropylenetriamine; an arylaliphatic amine such as m-xylylenediamine (mXDA), or p-xylylenediamine; a cycloaliphatic amine such as 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexylamine (1,3-BAC), isophorone diamine (IPDA), 4,4'-methylenebiscyclohexanamine, 1,2-diaminocyclohexylamine (DCHA), aminopropylcyclohexylamine (APCHA), a methylene bridged poly (cycloaliphatic-aromatic) amine such as MPCA, an aromatic amine such as m-phenylenediamine, diaminodiphenylmethane, or diaminodiphenylsulfone; a heterocyclic amine such as N-aminoethylpiperazine (NAEP), or 3,9-bis(3-aminopropyl)2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro (5,5)undecane; a polyalkoxyamine where the alkoxy group can be an oxyethylene, oxypropylene, oxy-1,2-butylene, oxy-1,4-butylene or co-polymers thereof such as 4,7-dioxadecane-1,10-diamine, I-propanamine, 3,3'-(oxybis(2,1-ethane-diyloxy))bis(diaminopropylated diethylene glycol) (ANCAMINE1922A), poly(oxy-(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)), α-(2-aminomethylethyl) ω-(2-aminomethylethoxy) (JEFFAMINE D 230, D-400), triethyleneglycoldiamine and oligomers (JEFFAMINEXTJ-504, JEFFAMINE XTJ-512), poly(oxy(methyl-1, 2-ethanediyl)), α,α'-(oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis(ω-(aminomethylethoxy)) (JEFFAMINE XTJ-511), bis(3-aminopropyl)polytetrahydrofuran 350, bis(3-aminopropyl)polytetrahydrofuran 750, poly(oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)), α-hydro-ω-(2-aminomethylethoxy)ether with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (3:I) (JEFFAMINE T-403),and diaminopropyldiaminopropyl dipropylene glycol, - amidoamine and polyamide curing agents and - Mannich bases of phenolic compounds with amines and formaldehyde.