diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 000fbd91..e499d719 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ let input_password = "password";
 let password_hash = phc::PasswordHash::new(&hash_string)?;
 
 // Trait objects for algorithms to support
-let algs: &[&dyn PasswordVerifier<phc::PasswordHash>] = &[&Argon2::default(), &Pbkdf2, &Scrypt];
+let algs: &[&dyn PasswordVerifier<phc::PasswordHash>] = &[&Argon2::default(), &Pbkdf2, &Scrypt::default()];
 
 for alg in algs {
     if alg.verify_password(input_password.as_ref(), &password_hash).is_ok() {
diff --git a/password-auth/src/lib.rs b/password-auth/src/lib.rs
index aec59fb2..c16aa529 100644
--- a/password-auth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/password-auth/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn generate_phc_hash(password: &[u8]) -> password_hash::Result<PasswordHash> {
     return Argon2::default().hash_password(password);
 
     #[cfg(feature = "scrypt")]
-    return Scrypt.hash_password(password);
+    return Scrypt::default().hash_password(password);
 
     #[cfg(feature = "pbkdf2")]
     return Pbkdf2.hash_password(password);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn verify_password(password: impl AsRef<[u8]>, hash: &str) -> Result<(), Ver
         #[cfg(feature = "pbkdf2")]
         &Pbkdf2,
         #[cfg(feature = "scrypt")]
-        &Scrypt,
+        &Scrypt::default(),
     ];
 
     for &alg in algs {
diff --git a/scrypt/src/lib.rs b/scrypt/src/lib.rs
index e080acf4..72087c42 100644
--- a/scrypt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/scrypt/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@
 //!     Scrypt
 //! };
 //!
+//! let scrypt = Scrypt::default(); // Uses `Params::RECOMMENDED`
 //! let password = b"hunter42"; // Bad password; don't actually use!
 //!
 //! // Hash password to PHC string ($scrypt$...)
-//! let hash: PasswordHash = Scrypt.hash_password(password)?;
+//! let hash: PasswordHash = scrypt.hash_password(password)?;
 //! let hash_string = hash.to_string();
 //!
 //! // Verify password against PHC string
 //! let parsed_hash = PasswordHash::new(&hash_string)?;
-//! assert!(Scrypt.verify_password(password, &parsed_hash).is_ok());
+//! assert!(scrypt.verify_password(password, &parsed_hash).is_ok());
 //! # Ok(())
 //! # }
 //! ```
@@ -142,9 +143,34 @@ fn romix_parallel(nr128: usize, r128: usize, n: usize, b: &mut [u8]) {
 /// Competition (PHC) string format which begin with `$scrypt$`, or in Modular Crypt Format (MCF)
 /// which begin with `$7$`.
 ///
-/// This is a ZST which impls traits from the [`password-hash`][`password_hash`] crate, notably
-/// the [`PasswordHasher`], [`PasswordVerifier`], and [`CustomizedPasswordHasher`] traits.
+/// This type holds the default parameters to use when computing password hashes.
 ///
 /// See the toplevel documentation for a code example.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Scrypt;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "mcf", feature = "phc"))]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Scrypt {
+    /// Default parameters to use.
+    params: Params,
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "mcf", feature = "phc"))]
+impl Scrypt {
+    /// Initialize [`Scrypt`] with default parameters.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            params: Params::RECOMMENDED,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize [`Scrypt`] with the provided parameters.
+    pub const fn new_with_params(params: Params) -> Self {
+        Self { params }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "mcf", feature = "phc"))]
+impl From<Params> for Scrypt {
+    fn from(params: Params) -> Self {
+        Self::new_with_params(params)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scrypt/src/mcf.rs b/scrypt/src/mcf.rs
index 6212b2db..7e8d33b3 100644
--- a/scrypt/src/mcf.rs
+++ b/scrypt/src/mcf.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl CustomizedPasswordHasher<PasswordHash> for Scrypt {
 
 impl PasswordHasher<PasswordHash> for Scrypt {
     fn hash_password_with_salt(&self, password: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<PasswordHash> {
-        self.hash_password_customized(password, salt, None, None, Params::RECOMMENDED)
+        self.hash_password_customized(password, salt, None, None, self.params)
     }
 }
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
         let salt = SCRYPT_BASE64.decode_vec(EXAMPLE_SALT).unwrap();
         let params = Params::new(EXAMPLE_LOG_N, EXAMPLE_R, EXAMPLE_P).unwrap();
 
-        let actual_hash: PasswordHash = Scrypt
+        let actual_hash: PasswordHash = Scrypt::new()
             .hash_password_with_params(EXAMPLE_PASSWORD, &salt, params)
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -284,10 +284,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn verify_password() {
         let hash = PasswordHashRef::new(EXAMPLE_MCF_HASH).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(Scrypt.verify_password(EXAMPLE_PASSWORD, hash), Ok(()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            Scrypt::new().verify_password(EXAMPLE_PASSWORD, hash),
+            Ok(())
+        );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            Scrypt.verify_password(b"bogus", hash),
+            Scrypt::new().verify_password(b"bogus", hash),
             Err(Error::PasswordInvalid)
         );
     }
diff --git a/scrypt/src/phc.rs b/scrypt/src/phc.rs
index 90460e77..ad718b6c 100644
--- a/scrypt/src/phc.rs
+++ b/scrypt/src/phc.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl CustomizedPasswordHasher<PasswordHash> for Scrypt {
 
 impl PasswordHasher<PasswordHash> for Scrypt {
     fn hash_password_with_salt(&self, password: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<PasswordHash> {
-        self.hash_password_customized(password, salt, None, None, Params::default())
+        self.hash_password_customized(password, salt, None, None, self.params)
     }
 }
 
@@ -72,13 +72,16 @@ mod tests {
     fn password_hash_verify_password() {
         let password = "password";
         let hash = PasswordHash::new(EXAMPLE_PASSWORD_HASH).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(Scrypt.verify_password(password.as_bytes(), &hash), Ok(()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            Scrypt::new().verify_password(password.as_bytes(), &hash),
+            Ok(())
+        );
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "password-hash")]
     #[test]
     fn password_hash_reject_incorrect_password() {
         let hash = PasswordHash::new(EXAMPLE_PASSWORD_HASH).unwrap();
-        assert!(Scrypt.verify_password(b"invalid", &hash).is_err());
+        assert!(Scrypt::new().verify_password(b"invalid", &hash).is_err());
     }
 }