![]() ![]() And they all have one big drawback when compared to traditional embalming products: none of them fix tissue or produce tissue firmness. So while these new formulations all claim to have some disinfectant and preservative properties, none of them claim to be as effective in either role as traditional embalming fluid. They do not claim their product is designed for long-term embalming but rather for “acceptable temporary preservation.” All the embalming chemical companies have done their homework and are researching and producing a new generation of embalming products for a “green” 21st century. They say that it retards and slows decomposition sufficient for effective holding of the body for 3-5 days and in some cases a week or more. Its active ingredient is propylene glycol. The exact formulation is a closely guarded secret, but the alcohol-based fluid is said to “preserve, disinfect and deodorize,” while clearly advising the user that they will not achieve the firmness they are used to. The Champion Company created Enigma which also claims to be non-toxic. It doesn’t produce firmness, so does it really embalm a body or just delay decomposition for awhile? The Dodge Company responded with Freedom Art. ![]() Has this been a problem in you area? Let us know what changes are being made to stop it.Aardbalm from the United Kingdom was the first. A new kind of embalming fluid – iodine-based and claiming to be both non-toxic and earth-friendly. The skeptics lined up immediately. And for parents, it never hurts to ask lots of questions. Concerned parents should look for the following signs in their children: elevated levels of anger and forgetfulness, increased fighting, and even physical signs such as unexplained bruises and sores. They are not educated.”Įxperts want teenagers to know better so they won’t inhale something so grave.ĭrug abuse experts say embalming fluid on the streets is often mixed with PCP. “That’s my main concern, that kids don’t know what they are putting into their body. “Because it does permanent damage to our children,” said Lovett. “Why should people be concerned about embalming fluid or people smoking this stuff?,” asked Reporter Sabrina Hall. And abusive use element of formaldehyde eventually you will end up in somebody’s funeral home.” ![]() “It was never meant to be used outside our industry and those people who take irresponsibility in using it, risk their lives, damage their organs and their mind as well. “It has a purpose for us in our industry,” said Funeral Director Norman Gonzales. It slows your mind down.”Įmbalming fluid is such a hazardous dangerous chemical that workers here at Seaside Memorial Park and Funeral Home have to put on protective clothing from head to toe just to handle the toxic chemical. “My mind still isn’t completely there,” said the addict. They have trouble with abstract thinking.” “We see kids, it’s really sad, that don’t get their IQ back. “It’s going to cause permanent brain damage, loss of IQ,”said Lovett. From inhaling it, here are the possible side effects: Bronchitis, body tissue destruction, brain damage, lung damage, impaired coordination, inflammation and sores in the throat, nose and esophagus damage, high fever, heart attacks, high blood pressure, kidney damage, destruction of muscle tissue, coma, convulsions, coughing, pneumonia, and death. Signs at Seaside Memorial park and Funeral Home warn employees over and over that embalming fluid is a cancer causing chemical. She says the worst part is what local teenagers are doing to their bodies. “It’s really scary too because too because it’s not regulated,” said Lovett. But chemical dependency counselor Renee Lovett says embalming fluid is easy to get. ![]() “We keep an inventory of our fluids and we keep our doors locked - you saw the combination lock on the door ,” said Mark Cooper of Seaside Memorial Park and Funeral Home.Ĭooper has been stolen from in the past at a funeral home in Dallas. Locally, funeral directors have heard of the problem. The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse say the dealers are getting the embalming fluid from chemical companies and from those who smuggle it out of funeral homes, hospitals and morgues. “You dip a cigarette –a joint –whatever and you light it up and smoke it,” he said. One local recovering addict, who wants to remain anonymous says he would buy embalming fluid from drug houses on the North and West sides of town for 50 bucks a vile. “You have no feeling, no thought process on what your about to do,” said the addict. Users say the high sometimes makes them “stuck” or unable to move, and other times violent and out of control. On the streets here, it’s called wet, sherm or dip. ![]()
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