What are "cremated remains" or "ashes"?

What are "cremated remains" or "ashes"?

Dan Redmond (Cemetery and Funeral Inspector, California Department of Consumer Affairs ) gives expert video advice on: What are the advantages of cremation?; Are there legal restrictions about what I can do with cremated remains?; What are alternative ways to preserve cremated remains? and more...

Cremation remains or ashes are what you have when the body is reduced down to its purest form, which is small bone fragments. When you're scattering cremated remains or ashes, you want to be sure to pour the ashes, not throw them up in the air. You could end up with your cremated remains back all over yourself.