The decision as to the merits of embalming must lie with the individual although a number of issues should be considered. It has no long-term preservative value and cannot be compared with the Egyptian concept of preserving bodies. It is used to improve the visual appearance of the body, and to prevent deterioration in the period leading up to the funeral. The process is generally referred to as cosmetic. The current use of the work ‘embalming’ is misleading. Also, some funeral directors appear to oppose the process. This is, in part, due to them lacking the facilities necessary to embalm the body. Conversely, the process is less common in rural areas, where small funeral directing businesses predominate. Embalming is particularly evident amongst larger commercial funeral directors in urban locations. There has also been an increase in the use of unqualified embalmers over this period. ![]() In the past thirty years, the commercial promotion of embalming has greatly increased. ![]() Varying levels of success were achieved but probably due to expense, they were utilised by very few people. In fact, this complicated and extreme method was abandoned, although in recent centuries, ways of preserving bodies has received considerable attention. Historically, the process is identified with the Egyptians, and the mummification of bodies. ![]() Embalming is defined as the preservation of a body from decay, originally with spices and more recently through arterial injection of embalming fluid.
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