Old beauty products can make a difference — even in death, helping student embalmers learn the art of mortuary makeup, so that every farewell is dignified In the mornings, an embalming lab is ...

Reporting from Thibodaux, La. — A hush fell upon the embalmers at Thibodaux Funeral Home as the gurney with the black body bag was wheeled into their room. They stopped what they were doing and drew ...

The process of embalming begins with a touch. Hidden behind a pair of gloves, the warmth of the embalmer’s hands meets the cold stiff flesh of the dead. This final massage loosens up the cadaver’s ...