What is "embalming"?

What is "embalming"?

Embalming is a process by which the body is temporarily preserved for viewing purposes. Embalming originally started thousands of years ago. They actually started embalming bodies with salt, or preserving the body with salt. They found this in many archaeological digs in Egypt and throughout ancient interments. It came to the United States around the time of the Civil War. And that was to help slow down the decomposition process, so that people could be taken back to the towns where they came from and buried with their family and friends there. Embalming is now done through arterial injection, with either creams or sprays, and it's to help preserve the body so that there can be a wake or a viewing, and people can see the person, as best they can, from what that person looked like when they were still alive.