A 40-Year-Old Rule Just Got Axed — And Deathcare Has Reason to Celebrate
If you've been following the ongoing saga of formaldehyde regulations and what they mean for your embalming room, you'll want to pay attention to what just happened at...
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Air Force Morticians Make History by Mastering the 30-Minute Embalming
Last month, in a Michigan warehouse that had been temporarily transformed into a makeshift embalming suite, a team of Air Force specialists accomplished an unprecedented feat: embalming and...
Experience + Innovation: Champion’s New Resource for Embalmers
Springfield, Ohio – August 2025 – The Champion Company, a leader in embalming innovation, proudly announces the Mortuary Masterclass—part of its Journey to Safer Solutions, delivering practical education...
With These Sketchy Solutions, No Wonder Early Americans Didn’t Embalm Their Dead
While the practice of embalming stretches back to the ancient Egyptians, Americans didn’t begin embalming their dead until the Civil War, and then it was only for the...
Should We Revive This Ancient (but Effective!) Embalming Technique?
In a remarkable discovery that bridges centuries of mortuary science, researchers have unveiled the unique embalming method used on the so-called "air-dried chaplain" of Austria. This revelation not...
Exploding Chests & Nutmeg Enemas: A Short History of Papal Embalmings
Last week, the world mourned the death of Pope Francis, one of the kindest, coolest, and most unconventional pontiffs in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Just...
Green Embalming Fluids: Do They Get the Job Done?
Among widespread demand for green funeral options, traditional embalming stubbornly persists. Even as it falls further and further out of popular favor in an increasingly-environmentally-conscious culture, we need...