Shellac
Shellac appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNoanimal-derived
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
If a product lists Shellac, its vegan answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
Shellac appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.
On the label it counts as vegan, which is why a product that lists it cannot be vegan.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: binding, skin conditioning - emollient, film forming, hair fixing, viscosity controlling
Products with Shellac
in 3 products
- no photoRevlon Glimmer Lip Gloss Glazed AlmondRevlon · lip makeup
- no photoRevlon Glimmer Gloss Diamond DramaRevlon · lip makeup
Alverde Styling-Gel Bio-Lotusblüte Bio-Violetter ReisAlverde · hair styling
Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- binding
- skin conditioning - emollient
- film forming
- hair fixing
- viscosity controlling
- binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- hair fixing: Permitting physical control of hair style.
CAS 9000-59-3 · EC 232-549-9
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.
