Optical Industry Use of Dewaxed Bleached Shellac in Optical Industry Use of Dewaxed Bleached Shellac in Optical Industry Optical cements are widely used both for fixing lenses in the finished articles and also during the grinding operations.A typical example is: Parts by weightDewaxed Bleached Shellac50Butyl Alcohol45Castor Oil5The solvent is allowed to evaporate and the residue stoved at 80ºC for 20 hours.