You’ve been eating it your whole life, and it’s perfectly OK.

This forum is usually about high-tech wood coatings. But from time to time, I will discuss something that is tried and true and, perhaps, not so high tech. Shellac is definitely a low-tech product. It ...

A German-language video that refers to shellac on the ingredients list of a bag of Kinder Schoko-Bons, a chocolate confection, as an insect is incorrect. Shellac is an edible resin secreted by insects ...

For shellac finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Even those familiar with shellac may not know that it starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree ...

Britain's biggest supermarket confirmed that they are now 'seeking alternatives' to the wax that is applied on some of its fruit after harvesting. The wax contains shellac, a resin secreted by the ...

Wilmington, Delaware, Transparency Market Research Inc., Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shellac powder, a resin obtained from the secretions of the lac insect, is known for its versatility and ...

Shellac has been a critical material ever since the war cut supplies from India, virtually its sole producer. Shellac has unique properties as a protective finish, and none of its many substitutes has ...