Frigid Embalming Journal

Taking small steps toward a better embalming future

Journal Contributors
Dr. Damon de la Cruz

Dr. Damon de la Cruz

Director of Education

Dr. de la Cruz is the Director of Education at Frigid Fluid. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer and has taught funeral service education for over a decade. His doctorate is in molecular pathology. Damon has developed several funeral service smartphone applications and is the author of Turning Art Into Science: Chemistry for Funeral Service.

Amanda King

Amanda King

Reconstructive & Cosmetic Specialist

Amanda is an Embalming Specialist at Frigid Fluid, while also educating on reconstruction and cosmetic color theory. She is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in multiple states and is proudly both a CFSP and MBIT. Amanda has presented on various decedent care topics nationally and internationally, and regularly contributes articles and illustrations to publications within the funeral field.

Ben Schmidt

Ben Schmidt

Funeralcast Podcast

Ben Schmidt is a licensed funeral director and embalmer who has been a funeral service educator for 8 years at two mortuary colleges where he focuses on funeral sciences. He is a member of the Belgian Institute of Thanatopraxie, the co-author of Creating Natural Form; Restorative Art Theory and Application, the co-creator of the MorTraqr task tracking app, a consultant at Raven Plume, and the host of The Funeral Science Podcast and The Funeralcast.

Blog Posts

Undertone Begins in the Artery: Rethinking Cosmetic-Tinted Fluids

Undertone Begins in the Artery: Rethinking Cosm...

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Amanda Marie Eilis King, CFSP, MBIT, MSP We tend to talk about arterial fluids in terms of index and accessory chemicals. We discuss distribution, diffusion, drainage, and dehydration. We debate...

Undertone Begins in the Artery: Rethinking Cosm...

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Amanda Marie Eilis King, CFSP, MBIT, MSP We tend to talk about arterial fluids in terms of index and accessory chemicals. We discuss distribution, diffusion, drainage, and dehydration. We debate...

Managing Dehydration in Embalming: Chemical Mechanisms and Solution Design

Managing Dehydration in Embalming: Chemical Mec...

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Article Highlights Dehydration is a predictable chemical outcome of fixation, not an embalming error Pre-existing case conditions significantly influence tissue response Embalming chemistry refines fixation rather than weakening it Not...

Managing Dehydration in Embalming: Chemical Mec...

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Article Highlights Dehydration is a predictable chemical outcome of fixation, not an embalming error Pre-existing case conditions significantly influence tissue response Embalming chemistry refines fixation rather than weakening it Not...

FRIGID COLOR CORRECTOR: A Professional Solution for Masking Dehydration and Discoloration

FRIGID COLOR CORRECTOR: A Professional Solution...

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Anyone who strives to achieve a peaceful, natural final appearance knows how frustrating dehydration spots or dark discolorations can be, especially on the face. Whether caused by dehydration or injury,...

FRIGID COLOR CORRECTOR: A Professional Solution...

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Anyone who strives to achieve a peaceful, natural final appearance knows how frustrating dehydration spots or dark discolorations can be, especially on the face. Whether caused by dehydration or injury,...

Reality Confirmation in Grief: The Brain’s Response to Viewing the Deceased

Reality Confirmation in Grief: The Brain’s Resp...

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When someone we love dies, our brain has to do more than acknowledge the fact, it has to accept it. That acceptance isn’t just an emotional milestone; it’s a neurological...

Reality Confirmation in Grief: The Brain’s Resp...

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When someone we love dies, our brain has to do more than acknowledge the fact, it has to accept it. That acceptance isn’t just an emotional milestone; it’s a neurological...

Restoring the Mind and Body: Embalming as a Therapeutic Response

Restoring the Mind and Body: Embalming as a The...

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Grief is a natural response to loss, but when a loved one dies after a prolonged illness, the grieving process can become more complicated. This form of grief, known as...

Restoring the Mind and Body: Embalming as a The...

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Grief is a natural response to loss, but when a loved one dies after a prolonged illness, the grieving process can become more complicated. This form of grief, known as...

Restoration of the Dignity of the Deceased

Restoration of the Dignity of the Deceased

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As embalmers, we often witness final trauma and physical signs of illness of those that died and are now laying on the table before us. Sometimes these are lesions or...

Restoration of the Dignity of the Deceased

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As embalmers, we often witness final trauma and physical signs of illness of those that died and are now laying on the table before us. Sometimes these are lesions or...