Wow..quite a complex range of chemicals and reliant on the embalmer's experience to get the best result! Kari..you are like a mixologist (expert cocktail mixer) for the deceased! 😊
I remember there were several brands of embalming fluid when I was a little kid hanging around a funeral home in New York. This is the best show I have seen produced by the best funeral directress in America.
We had a funeral for our uncle today. I feel so much more informed from watching your channel. I find myself looking for things you’ve discussed in your videos. I also watch the funeral directors more closely and a lot of respect for what they do now. I also take photographs during the event and I’m very careful to stay out of the way and be very unobtrusive but I also find the employees of the funeral home see what I’m trying to accomplish and do or say things that make it easier for me. Thank you for educating us Kari!
Absolutely amazing! Have you ever wondered what happens to the millions of gallons of those chemicals soaking into the earth over the years as bodies decompose? 🤔 Thank You Kari for everything you do 🤗
Thank you Kari. I couldn't get those darn pink fluid stains off the porcelain tables and now I know the secret. A clean prep room is a happy prep room.
May sound silly, but how do you know which to use for color? Does a picture of the deceased, when alive, give you an idea of their "tone"? I'd be afraid to make Aunt Midge too pink or yellow :)
I will obviously let Kari reply to you properly but I know that a photo can definitely help you to know what the deceased was like when alive and what general colour tone you're going for. As a very general rule yellows are usually reached for for males and pinks for women but obviously it depends on the individual! X
A good embalmer is able to use their fluids and the dyes in said fluids, not even taking into account actual fluid Dyes, etc... and can find the most beautiful natural color... .no cosmetics needed... maybe some liquid tint..
How much of a decision process goes into selecting fluids in the typical embalming. Is the decision very strait forward in the average embalming? Good video, Kari!
I love your channel. My step-mom grew up in a funeral home and her parents were both funeral directors. My step-sister is an independent funeral director like yourself. I live 700 miles away so your channel answers many of the questions and curiosity’s I have about the industry. My step-sister kindly took care of three of my grandparents when they passed and it was a great comfort to know she was caring for them. Now for my 1st wacky question....are there any funeral industry products that you have used in your personal life? Ex: I thought maybe Dis-Spray might be something used to clean something when nothing else worked in your personal life.
I had at least 2 relatives that weren't embalmed. The immediate family made the decision. There was no public viewing also. I'm leaning toward that option with a Mastercraft Washington Willow priest casket. Ideally I'd like a mausoleum crypt but community mausoleums force you to have an embalming done. So that leaves finding a cemetery that will allow a single or double crypt. I am finding those choices slim. Many don't want to deal with future maintenance and possible vandalism. Cremation for me is a definite "no".
Hi Kari, Would you mind speaking to the question asked of a gentleman below. What 'does' happen to the many chemicals that are then laid to rest at the cemetery? Thanks in advance!
Incredible how many different products have been developed to assist in the embalming process.Kari,is it possible to undo a negative result? For example,change the decedents color again if it doesn't turn out the way you wanted it to?How would you go about that?
Hi Kari, I understand the need for these chemicals at times but it doesn’t make me like them any more. Living on a farm that depends on groundwater for irrigation, I also am aware our drinking water comes from the same source. Our groundwater is a precious commodity that we, the world has been careless with. From PCB’s, dry cleaning fluids, fuel spills and on and on, we are harming our future generations. Many cities recycle-reclaim and treat their wastewater to be purified and sent back to our drinking water source. 8n all fairness, blood and human waste from embalming also goes in the sewer. Leaking caskets have been contaminated our ground for many decades. That’s why I choose cremation or no embalming.. Thanks for the video.
LOL We used dis-spray a lot. I, once used it on large spider in the sink under a head block I picked up. Yes, I girl screamed like a little 5 year old. I don't do spiders, UGH! Luckily, I was alone in the building, or I'd have never heard the end of that. Great video, as always!
@@bassbaritoneguy Nah, I don't think so. I kind of liked it as well. It smelled better than anything else in the prep room for sure. It looks like Windex, but is certainly anything but! LOL That spider got sanitized big time that day, then squashed, of course!
Great video Kari, Kinda looks like a Dodge Snowball Stand. Lol. It taught me a lot, you need to teach at the embalming school, you have the teaching gift. I hope you ask and get one of your deceased families permission to attend and watch an autopsy be performed. I think they should make that a field trip just prior to graduating embalmers school.
Well, thank u for the "tour of embalming fluids." It seems as tho there are some fluids for different issues in the decedent. Are some chemicals combined? Or how does this work.
Are fluids made by different manufacturers compatible with each other? Is there any oil/water type of risk mixing them together. I'm asking as, for example, I once filled a soap dispenser that wasn't quite empty with another manufacturer's soap and discovered they did not like being put together. The two soaps appearance, texture and smell changed and it was unpleasant to use. Wondering if the same can happen here.
Wow! I hope you have or will have a video on how these are used. All at once? Separately? I’m very curious, even though for me I’m more of an alkaline hydrolysis kinda girl 😄 or a green burial, although if I don’t outlive my husband I’ll probably be direct cremated. 🔥😟 Thank you for these videos. So much content in 2 minutes!
I'll take the Sun Tan look please.. lol I got these mid west white arms syndrome. lol, I mean I'm not trying to have to have it used on me anytime soon, but just for future references.
@@stephaniehowe0973 we are so white like ivory they need to use the whole suntan embalming fluid bottle to get us tan lol.omg i have white feet like your picture too i even have a white butt so white that it glows 🤣.
The amount of chemicals is surprising, I never really thought about it. Remind me why we started doing this to our dead instead of letting nature take it's course? I'm all for hanging onto things but maybe trying to defy nature isn't what we should be doing? What are the positives, is it just custom?
Apparently you are not too keen on Jaundial..... I am assuming you were stating it was a jaundice fluid and not calling it Jaundice.... Not much to say about Janundial, eh? It was actually the first Champion Fluid I ever used... and its results are 2nd to none....You should diversify... and talk about other fluids... and maybe actually use Jaundial... no green bodies.. never ever... Just a thought.
Best thing I ever did was pour dodge down the drain. They’re not like they use to be. They no longer make their own fluid. Instead they’re outsourcing it to another company. Dodge has lost all respect with me.
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Only Kari could make an embalming sound like a day at the spa 🤷😉
Lol right
Exactly!! 😂
lol Thanks!
Spa day for the deceased🤦🏽♀️
How can organs be put oin the cavity if you don't cut body
Wow..quite a complex range of chemicals and reliant on the embalmer's experience to get the best result!
Kari..you are like a mixologist (expert cocktail mixer) for the deceased! 😊
Indeed!!
I remember there were several brands of embalming fluid when I was a little kid hanging around a funeral home in New York. This is the best show I have seen produced by the best funeral directress in America.
Thanks so much :)
Fascinating. Your channel has helped me feel informed and able to plan calmly and
Wow, thank you
We had a funeral for our uncle today. I feel so much more informed from watching your channel. I find myself looking for things you’ve discussed in your videos. I also watch the funeral directors more closely and a lot of respect for what they do now. I also take photographs during the event and I’m very careful to stay out of the way and be very unobtrusive but I also find the employees of the funeral home see what I’m trying to accomplish and do or say things that make it easier for me. Thank you for educating us Kari!
Thank you for sharing!
This is really awesome. Must be so focused to get it right. Thanks Kari, well done.
Glad it was helpful!
Very interesting! Thankyou for the hard work you put into your videos
You are welcome!
Just love, love, all this info.Thanks 🇨🇦
You are so welcome!
Kari, always making amazing videos about things we didn't know we wanted to know about!
Yes!,!
More to come!
Absolutely amazing! Have you ever wondered what happens to the millions of gallons of those chemicals soaking into the earth over the years as bodies decompose? 🤔 Thank You Kari for everything you do 🤗
You are welcome
Excellent question, Bruce! It would be nice to know, huh?
must turn into gold
Thank you Kari. I couldn't get those darn pink fluid stains off the porcelain tables and now I know the secret. A clean prep room is a happy prep room.
You are so welcome!
Great knowledge borne of experience. One size doesn’t fit all . Necessary to achieve desired results. Amazing!!!
Absolutely!
I would love to see a more in depth vid about these! You’re so informative!
More to come!
May sound silly, but how do you know which to use for color? Does a picture of the deceased, when alive, give you an idea of their "tone"? I'd be afraid to make Aunt Midge too pink or yellow :)
I will obviously let Kari reply to you properly but I know that a photo can definitely help you to know what the deceased was like when alive and what general colour tone you're going for. As a very general rule yellows are usually reached for for males and pinks for women but obviously it depends on the individual! X
@@LucyMahala Thank you!
They work for any skin tone but there are dyes that come in different colors to add to the chemicals.
A good embalmer is able to use their fluids and the dyes in said fluids, not even taking into account actual fluid Dyes, etc... and can find the most beautiful natural color... .no cosmetics needed... maybe some liquid tint..
Very informational as usual Kari. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Pam Miller- thank-you Kari. Your videos are very interesting and informative. I am a new subscriber and now I need to watch your other videos.
You are so welcome!
Wow, never knew there was such a science to embalming! Thanks for informing us. Very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it
How much of a decision process goes into selecting fluids in the typical embalming. Is the decision very strait forward in the average embalming? Good video, Kari!
It depends on the embalmer, some use the same mix on everyone and many will personalize to the situations
I love your channel. My step-mom grew up in a funeral home and her parents were both funeral directors. My step-sister is an independent funeral director like yourself. I live 700 miles away so your channel answers many of the questions and curiosity’s I have about the industry. My step-sister kindly took care of three of my grandparents when they passed and it was a great comfort to know she was caring for them. Now for my 1st wacky question....are there any funeral industry products that you have used in your personal life? Ex: I thought maybe Dis-Spray might be something used to clean something when nothing else worked in your personal life.
Thank you so much and thanks for sharing!
I really appreciate this video and all of them, new sub
Thanks for the sub!
Cool, and I always thought it was just “embalming” fluid. Who knew! Wait….. Kari knew!
:)
I had at least 2 relatives that weren't embalmed. The immediate family made the decision. There was no public viewing also. I'm leaning toward that option with a Mastercraft Washington Willow priest casket. Ideally I'd like a mausoleum crypt but community mausoleums force you to have an embalming done. So that leaves finding a cemetery that will allow a single or double crypt. I am finding those choices slim. Many don't want to deal with future maintenance and possible vandalism. Cremation for me is a definite "no".
Great to have a plan
HI KARI ✋ LIKE YOUR VIDEOS !! YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! 🌷
Thanks!!
I can't wait to see more about the fluids.
:)
That's so interesting video buddy I have always been facinated by the funeral industry everyone tells me I should work at a funeral home
Thanks!
very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Hi love all the info you give us. Question Do you ever talk to the dead person when you are working on them?
All the time!
Thank u for video kari
My pleasure 😊
Hi Kari, Would you mind speaking to the question asked of a gentleman below. What 'does' happen to the many chemicals that are then laid to rest at the cemetery? Thanks in advance!
Nothing happens to them. A deceased has a limited amount inside of them when buried if they were embalmed.
@@KaritheMortician I think we were envisioning gallons of fluid. Thanks for the response!
ThankYou so much on this video! It answered some of the questions I had in that email I sent you!
You are so welcome!
Incredible how many different products have been developed to assist in the embalming process.Kari,is it possible to undo a negative result? For example,change the decedents color again if it doesn't turn out the way you wanted it to?How would you go about that?
Many products! You can embalm more with more dyes and such
@@KaritheMortician
Amazing really.👌
Hi Kari, I understand the need for these chemicals at times but it doesn’t make me like them any more. Living on a farm that depends on groundwater for irrigation, I also am aware our drinking water comes from the same source. Our groundwater is a precious commodity that we, the world has been careless with. From PCB’s, dry cleaning fluids, fuel spills and on and on, we are harming our future generations.
Many cities recycle-reclaim and treat their wastewater to be purified and sent back to our drinking water source. 8n all fairness, blood and human waste from embalming also goes in the sewer.
Leaking caskets have been contaminated our ground for many decades. That’s why I choose cremation or no embalming..
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for that perspective!
Awesome informative video!!! I do have a ?. What do you use to clean the deceased? Is there a spray of some sort a hose with dye in it etc?
Any soap. There is a regular water hose on the table
Great Video!!!
LOL We used dis-spray a lot. I, once used it on large spider in the sink under a head block I picked up. Yes, I girl screamed like a little 5 year old. I don't do spiders, UGH! Luckily, I was alone in the building, or I'd have never heard the end of that. Great video, as always!
Am I weird because I like the smell of Dis-Spray? And I too hate spiders.
@@bassbaritoneguy Nah, I don't think so. I kind of liked it as well. It smelled better than anything else in the prep room for sure. It looks like Windex, but is certainly anything but! LOL That spider got sanitized big time that day, then squashed, of course!
:)
I actually enjoyed this short clip. Would definitely look forward to a more in depth review.
More to come!
Truly fascinating how much you guys have to know. Love your videos. I'll bet you're a huge hit at parties!
We are!
Great video Kari,
Kinda looks like a Dodge Snowball Stand. Lol. It taught me a lot, you need to teach at the embalming school, you have the teaching gift. I hope you ask and get one of your deceased families permission to attend and watch an autopsy be performed. I think they should make that a field trip just prior to graduating embalmers school.
I agree
Hi, I love you so much for making these 😭 that's all
Glad you like them!
Well, thank u for the "tour of embalming fluids."
It seems as tho there are some fluids for different issues in the decedent. Are some chemicals combined? Or how does this work.
It would be interesting to
Know how reserach and development
Of embalming products is done
Nice Information!!!
Thanks
Are fluids made by different manufacturers compatible with each other? Is there any oil/water type of risk mixing them together. I'm asking as, for example, I once filled a soap dispenser that wasn't quite empty with another manufacturer's soap and discovered they did not like being put together. The two soaps appearance, texture and smell changed and it was unpleasant to use. Wondering if the same can happen here.
Yes you can mix any together
Do you guys wash the body before preparing them
Yes the deceased is bathed and sanitized
@@KaritheMortician nice. Can you do a video where the body goes when it gets to the funeral home. Show us the unit system
I bet she is a fun person to hang out with
I am fun!
How do you know what color to use on a dark skin or light skin person or even on a white person
There are different dyes for different skin tones
How many liters do you typically use
2-3 gallons total solution
I've seen some old bottles of "Frigid" brand Embalming Fluid on the internet
Nice.
Yes they are a tried and true brand been around a long time
I have some old Champion Bottles... Champion started in 1878... Oldest Company in the world.... Frigid is the 2nd oldest.
What happen to a body if you injected to much fluid into.
They could get chemical burn or swell up
@@KaritheMortician So, you have to be careful. I think, i have seen some case already, a car crash victim.
Wow! I hope you have or will have a video on how these are used. All at once? Separately? I’m very curious, even though for me I’m more of an alkaline hydrolysis kinda girl 😄 or a green burial, although if I don’t outlive my husband I’ll probably be direct cremated. 🔥😟 Thank you for these videos. So much content in 2 minutes!
You are welcome!!
SOLD me, so when I leave my body can I get it shipped to you for the long trip ????
:)
I'll take the Sun Tan look please.. lol I got these mid west white arms syndrome. lol, I mean I'm not trying to have to have it used on me anytime soon, but just for future references.
I need a spray tan lol
@@KaritheMortician you and me both..lol just afraid I might look like the donald bahahaha
Where do you dispose of the body blood?
DOwn the drain
Greets from Poland
Welcome!!
Sounds like what we use on our yards so many choices
True
Is embalming fluid injected separately into the lips with a syringe?
No it is not usually
You are welcome.
:)
Interesting
Thank you!
How does the condition of the veins/arteries impact embalming - amount of plaque?
Its like a semi sideways on the highway
@@KaritheMortician LOL
Dodge is the best. Permaglo LS 24 and Introfiant OTC.
Everyone has a fav!
My aunt was left carrot orange. I know if you had done the job, she would have not looked like a carrot and felt like wood.
Oh goodness!
is the embalming fluid flammable
Yes somewhat
that was cool
Thanks!
Pawsome Video Kari 🐾👋😺
Thank you!
In elderly decedents who all have atherosclerosis does that make embalming more difficult for you.
I'm not endorsing any brand just stuff i pulled....only Dodge products 🤔
That place only had Dodge so I didn't have another choice.
So which one has formaldehyde
Many of them
When i watch the phantasm movies i will think of kari the mortician
lol :)
When ph balance is important in death just imagine how much its neglected while alive.
Very true
Yeah I am pretty pale.
I am sure it will be worse when I am dead.
I can totally imagine an embalmer w the suntan
"Just a millili DAMN too much"
;)
I have white skin like you too i will probably blind the embalmer with my dead pale body so i hope they use suntan embalming fluid for white butt 🤣
For my white butt i mean
@@VictorGarcia-rq6ei 😂 When people have said Ivory?
Me Dead fish white?
@@stephaniehowe0973 we are so white like ivory they need to use the whole suntan embalming fluid bottle to get us tan lol.omg i have white feet like your picture too i even have a white butt so white that it glows 🤣.
Jerry Lewis missed his opportunity back in the mid 60s to make a sequel to his hit movie... the Nutty Professor.
:)
Very informative. I have always wanted to be cremated . This definitely solidifies it for me.
Glad it was helpful!
How many of those bottles would you put into a deceased adult? Do you ever mix them?
Oh yes we mix a lot of them. 3 gallons total for about 150 pounds which includes a lot of water
Wow TH-cam 5 days later??
notifications?
Yes, I have you set on All.
I unsubscribed & resubscribed.
Hopefully that fixes it
The amount of chemicals is surprising, I never really thought about it. Remind me why we started doing this to our dead instead of letting nature take it's course? I'm all for hanging onto things but maybe trying to defy nature isn't what we should be doing? What are the positives, is it just custom?
Embalming really became popular in the US in the Civil war
@@Thomasnmi yes it was a way to get the boys back home to their families. I'm thankful for embalming.
It started to return soldiers home that died in battle
@@KaritheMortician thank you I didn't know that. So it was a solution to a problem.
Are these products costly ?
a few dollars a bottle, varies by variety
@@KaritheMortician are they diluted with water ?
Apparently you are not too keen on Jaundial..... I am assuming you were stating it was a jaundice fluid and not calling it Jaundice.... Not much to say about Janundial, eh? It was actually the first Champion Fluid I ever used... and its results are 2nd to none....You should diversify... and talk about other fluids... and maybe actually use Jaundial... no green bodies.. never ever... Just a thought.
diversify from?
Sounds like grandma's recipie, a little of ths, a pinch of that.
Exactly!
It’s dis spray not dat spray
Correct Dis Spray
You got light skin people dump people light skin people what do you do with them next video please
Thank you for watching.
Better living/dying with chemicals! No pun intended...
:)
Best thing I ever did was pour dodge down the drain. They’re not like they use to be. They no longer make their own fluid. Instead they’re outsourcing it to another company. Dodge has lost all respect with me.
“It puts humectant in the skin,
Or else it gets rigor again”
lol
The bodies is ready frozen there's nothing you can do with it it's frozen
Everybody is Frozen you can't do nothing with the frozen person then you going to use bomber fluid you can't do nothing
It all sounds so Lovely - make ya look AND feel like a million bucks - and smell O SO SWEET .
:)
Very early
Yes!
Too many colors, bottles and purposes!
All necessary for the act