How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Shellac. A resin secreted by Laccifer lacca, Coccidae
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Shellac
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2007-2010
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セラック: 本品は、ラックカイガラムシ Laccifer lacca の分泌物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9000-59-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-549-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00894648
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 75 ℃
- Relative density
- 1.1 (g/cm3)
- Molecular weight
- 568.7 (g/mol)
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 43 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Pigment14
- Hair fixative (EPA)5
- Film former5
- Viscosity modifier4
- Softener and conditioner4
- Binder3
- Sealant (barrier)2
- Drier1
5 other uses
- Anti-caking agent1
- Surface modifier1
- Humectant1
- Monomers1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Contact allergy to shellac. Retrospective cross-sectional study with data from the Spanish Registry of Research in Contact Dermatitis and Cutaneous Allergy (REIDAC) · 2023
- Bioinspired Natural Shellac Dressing for Rapid Wound Sealing and Healing. · 2023
- CD03 Contact sensitization to shellac: a possible marker of fragrance allergy · 2023
- Shellac: A Tertiary Care Center Experience · 2018
- Unexpected Rheological Behavior of a Hydrophobic Associative Shellac-Based Oligomeric Food Thickener. · 2018
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata