The export of handmade shellac wax India is making great relevance over worldwide. The handmade shellac of India is known for its unique quality. The organizations have the best craftsmen who produced quality shellac products. It is necessary to have manual skills and experience to churn the shellac flakes properly in the finest way. The handmade shellac is made up of raw materials, which is seedlac. Seedlac is available in an enormous quantity in India. The farmers harvest the lac insects with the help of sticklac. The sticklac is further processed to get the raw material seedlac.

The seedlac is mixed in a cloth before heating it over the charcoal fire. Then the cloth is twisted to take out the melted seedlac liquid by applying force in it. The nature resin is then spread over sheets to get dried quickly. When the sheet gets dried properly, it is stretched out from the both sides by a skilled craftsman to make it appear as a thin sheet. The thin sheet is of finest quality as it has been processed with an efficient quality control process. The quality of product is only obtained if you have skilled craftsman who can produce excellent quality finished products.

We manufacture various grades of handmade shellac. These are the following:

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PLU HM Light Pure Buttonlac

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PLU HM Kusmi Buttonlac

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PLU HM Lemon 1 Shellac

All of our manufactured products go through strict quality control to ensure eminence over other available options. We are currently one of the best shellac exporter in Kolkata because of the superior quality of our craftsmanship and finished products. Our handmade shellac is exported to more than 16 countries, governing our presence as one of the best shellac exporter in India.

History Of Shellac

Shellac means all forms of lacs which are purified. The Shellac is a natural resin which is not available everywhere, but fortunately best shellac exporters in India has lac-based products. It is a natural resin which extracted from lac insects, especially in Thailand and India.

The word ‘Lac ‘is derived from’ Lakh’ which is a Sanskrit word. It means lakhs of swarms of insects like larvae which appear in brood seasons and appears in the lac trees. The word lac is also connected with the Indo-European word, which is also called ‘lak’ and reassembles the number of fishes in spawning shoals.

The prior history of shellac does not have much to deliver. During the Vedic Age the people of that time named shellac as Laksha. The Vedic Books deliver the information about the shellac that an entire plot was constructed for lac harvest.

In Ancient times, the Chinese and Indian Civilization used to use shellac for making colourful things and dyeing of fabrics. The people of that time used shellac for colouring the head ornaments, dyeing materials like silk and leathers, and also used as cosmetics. The quality of shellac has been showcased from ancient time and has improved a lot in these days. The strong shellac was used to repair pottery, making designs in swords and was also used in a setting of jewels as the resin is of a superior quality. The resin is adhesive in nature, which makes it applicable for making other things stronger. The residue which was left after completing the work was grinned in fine granules. This process is still used by the craftsmen.

The lac was also discovered for medicinal use in those days. It was used for the growth of tissues and was also used as an emollient. It was useful for gum haemorrhage and other menstrual disorder. It is still used in the medical industries for making excellent medicinal products. The Shellac was also used to fill cavities of the hooves in horses and cattle.

What are the uses of Shellac?

The Shellac is used in many industries for several purposes. It is used in medical science for manufacturing medicines. Also, it is used in wood and furniture industry for coating furniture and many more. Shellac is a resinous pigment which is secreted from the lac bugs which are found in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed in the shellac industries and dried to make shellac flakes India. Therefore, the best shellac exporters in India make it possible to make quality shellac products and bleached lac India. Here are some uses of Shellac:

    • The dried shellac is liquefied by dissolving it in an alcohol solution which can be used as wood finish, brush colorant and food colour.
    • Shellac liquid is an environmentally safe solution, which is can be used as an insulator. It is used to seal wood and is a perfect finisher for every product. A shellac solution dries up in 45 minutes after its coating. The shellac colour does not get faded soon.
    • The shelf life of the shellac depends on the number of additives used by the manufacturer.
    • The shellac is also used in industries for different purposes such as making inks, grinding wheels, insulating electrical equipment, leather designing, floor polishing.

The shellac exporters in India have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for production of non-toxic shellac products.

 

 

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