Editing Lacquer (section)

==Shellac-based lacquers==
{{main | shellac | lac (resin) | l2 = lac}}
In India [[shellac]] derived from insect [[Lac (resin)|lac]] was used since ancient times. Shellac is the secretion of the lac bug (''Tachardia lacca'' Kerr. or ''Laccifer lacca''). It is used for wood finish, lacquerware, skin cosmetic, ornaments, dye for textiles, production of different grades of shellac for surface coating.<ref name="ref38hodop"/><ref name="ref08bepip">{{Citation | title=Polyurethanes: coatings, adhesives and sealants | author=Ulrich Meier-Westhues | publisher=Vincentz Network GmbH & Co KG, 2007 | isbn=978-3-87870-334-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzOkvpgxLLQC | quote=''... Shellac, a natural resin secreted by the scaly lac insect, has been used in India for centuries as a decorative coating for surfaces. The word lacquer in English is derived from the Sanskrit word laksha. which means one hundred thousand ...'' | date=November 2007}}</ref><ref name=FAO1995Ch5>{{cite book|last1=Green|first1=C. L.|title=Non-Wood Forest Products 4: Natural colourants and dyestuffs|date=1995|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|location=Rome|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/v8879e/v8879e08.htm|access-date=3 July 2014|chapter=5: Insect Dyes|archive-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812090550/http://www.fao.org//docrep/V8879E/V8879e08.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>