Benjamin Schmidt Formaldehyde, Funeral Service, and The Brazilian Blowout Fun fact, or maybe not so fun, formaldehyde was used in embalmingin some capacityfornearly 90years before OSHA set a national exposure limit. This means thatgenerations of embalmers practicedalmost en... Education Embalming Funeral Director History Liability Relevancy Wellness Jan 24, 2026
Benjamin Schmidt Updating Restorative Art As an educator, I regularly hear from members of funeral service what should and what should not be taught at mortuary school. As instructors, we are beholden to academic standards, deciding what will... Education Embalming Funeral Director Jul 31, 2025
Benjamin Schmidt The Blue Conundrum— Understanding Methylene Blue in Embalming Methylene blue (MB) is a dark crystalline powder that turns blue when dissolved in water or alcohol. Originally synthesized in 1876 by Heinrich Caro as a text... Education Embalming Funeral Director Relevancy May 1, 2025
Benjamin Schmidt The Foolish Nature of Formaldehyde Formaldehyde, Like All Other Chemicals, Is Not Smart. It Is As Clueless As A Goldfish In A Library. It Will Keep Crosslinking With Proteins Until It's All Gone, Whether It's In A Deceased Human Or Som... Education Embalming Funeral Director Sep 3, 2024
Jennifer D. Lares For the Embalmer—Elements of the R.A. Thought Process Please be aware that while I will speak lightly on technical elements, I want to discuss the thoughts and mental process you may find yourself experiencing when undertaking a case requiring facial res... Education Embalming Relevancy Feb 25, 2024
Benjamin Schmidt WHY DON’T YOU JUST GOOGLE IT? 🙄 We already know from the marketing people that 85% of Google searches are done to find funeral homes, but if someone Googles information about the different aspects of funeral services, what do they f... Alkaline Hydrolysis Cremation Education Education Embalming Funeral Director Marketing NOR/Human Composting Relevancy Dec 29, 2023
Brian Waters The Spirit of Thanksgiving for Those Who Undertake Wehope that the Thanksgiving holiday will allow you are your family time to be together for a bit of rest and time to focus on what keeps us going. Undertaking in a post-pandemic America leaves many o... Education Embalming Funeral Director Gratitude Relevancy Nov 29, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Stay Positive Together! As a licensed funeral director and embalmer, and mortuary school professor I am proud to be a member of a community that collectively arranges for and executes with professionalism the creation of mea... Education Embalming Funeral Director Oct 31, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Incorrupt or Not? Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster Lived a Saintly Life Was the fact that Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster's remains were not decomposed when she was exhumed to move her to a new shine mean she lived closer to Christ as the Catholic Church claims? Or is there m... Embalming Funeral Director History Religion Jun 28, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt Embalming's New Front Line The embalmers of Belgium and Germany are truly on the frontlines of embalming. As we lament the death of embalming in the US, perhaps we need to observe its growth across the ocean and think about how... Education Embalming Funeral Director Relevancy Apr 29, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt BERNOULLI AND THE PREP ROOM There’s always a lot of discussion amongst embalmers about the chemicals they use, the cosmetics they like, and the techniques they deploy in restoration. When we think of embalming, we can easily cal... Education Embalming Funeral Director Feb 24, 2023
Benjamin Schmidt COVID-19 and Blood Clots—True or Clickbait? Are embalmers really finding clots in deceased people caused by the Covid vaccine? Embalmers are making claims that they are finding clots in people that are caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, but is thi... Education Embalming Funeral Director Infectious Disease Sep 22, 2022
