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By: ???oh my god…. » Blog Archive » KERRIA LACCA

???oh my god…. » Blog Archive » KERRIA LACCA — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:46:28 +0000

[...] KERRIA LACCA http://pohazo.sytes.net/ KERRIA LACCA KERRIA LACCA. Read More|||Shellac is a resinous compound secreted by the female lac bug (also known as: kerria lacca, laccifer lacca, carteria lacca and tachardia lacca) to form its cocoon. Shellac is used as a coating on medicines and candies. Read More|||Shellac—which is used to make that shiny coating on jelly beans and to give fresh fruits and vegetables that perfect, glossy finish—is made from the excretions of Kerria lacca insects that are native to Thailand.%26quot; Read More|||glossy finish—is made from the excretions of Kerria lacca insects that are native to Thailand. Again, vegetarian lobbyists have urged the FDA to require that labeling indicate if fruits and vegetables are coated with an Read More|||Shellac (shiny coating on fruits, hard coating on jelly-beans) this is made from the excretions of Kerria lacca insects. FYI excretion means leaving the body…urine, feces, or sweat. The kicker in this to me is vegetarian lobbyists are Read More|||What it is: Shellac is ground Kerria Lacca Insects native in Thailand. * Gelatin - This is often used as a thickening agent in many packages. Is in icecream, gummy bears and worms. What it is: There have been many rumours about Gelatin; Read More|||Whenever you eat jelly beans.. you%26#39;re actually eating bugs. They put in this ingredient called, Shellac, which makes the jelly bean shiny and shit. Shellac is made from excretions from Kerria lacca insects that are native to Thailand. Read More|||La gomme laque est la seule résine naturelle produite par un animal, la cochenille femelle du genre Kerria (lacciferidé). La principale espèce productrice de gomme laque est Kerria Lacca aussi connue sous le nom de cochenille à laque ou Read More|||Two common members of that family are Tachardia lacca and Kerria lacca. The resin is a secretion from the female deposited on the bark of trees. Most of the shellac harvested in the world comes from Thailand and Southeast Asia. Read More [...]

By: Shellac = Insect candies yummy…. - make in baidu…?? is SE

Shellac = Insect candies yummy…. - make in baidu…?? is SE — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:23:41 +0000

[...] bark of trees. Most of the shellac harvested in the world comes from Thailand and Southeast Asia. Read More|||The varnish may contain secretions of Kerria lacca which is an insect of a most revolting [...]

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:53:37 +0000

Shellac is sold in several grades. The more refined it is, the lighter the color. The shellac in the photo you posted looks like orange shellac, which is fairly refined. Blonde shellac is lighter and super-blonde is almost clear.

By: J.Edwards

J.Edwards — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:27:19 +0000

Great background J.Peter. I met a watchmaker once, who grew up in and learned the trade in China, who said that he uses straight furniture shellac (seedlac). Judging by the darker coloration and brittle quality of the shellac on the pallet fork he showed me, I’m led to believe that what we use is a much more purified form of the resin. I knew another watchmaker who would “purify” the shellac himself by dissolving it in alcohol and allowing the liquid to evaporate off, leaving a gradation of shellac behind on the walls of the container it had been left in. Seemed like an awful lot of effort to try and process what was left behind, and I have no idea how successful the technique is. I use a small vial of watchmaking shellac that only cost me a few dollars.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:48:49 +0000

It funny that you blogged about this because we had our shellac lecture on Friday! Today, I used shellac for the first time by turning a square into a circle. It’s neat stuff and definitely takes some practice to get good at it.