Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's a link to order some adipocere cream:
Just kidding there is no link WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.
Here are real links to get my first book for $2.99 (until 8/7): caitlindoughty.com/books/smoke-gets-in-your-eyes
And the paperback of my second book: caitlindoughty.com/books/from-here-to-eternity
Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!
patreon.com/thegooddeath
MY BOOKS on the funeral industry and death around the world (hardcover, ebook, or audiobook): amzn.to/2kZpIFS
Order in the UK: amzn.to/2x2Z2aL
Co-Op Funeral Home in Seattle: http://funerals.coop/
Undertaking LA: undertakingla.com
***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***
Website: orderofthegooddeath.com
Twitter: twitter.com/thegooddeath
Facebook: ow.ly/Zz8PW
Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath
***CREDITS***
Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
***LEARN MORE***
“The Chemistry of Death – Adipocere degradation in modern graveyards”
S. Fielder, A.E. Berns, L. Schwarz, A.T. Whelk, M. Graw. Forensic Science International, Volume 257, Dec. 1, 2015
“Decay Process of a Cadaver”
João Pinheiro http://eknygos.lsmuni.lt/springer/657/85-116.pdf
“Goo of Death Helps Solve Mystery of Headless Corpse”
livescience.com/14472-waxy-corpse-adipocere-decomposition-investigation.html
“Soap on a Bone: How Corpse Wax Forms”
atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-soap-on-a-bone
“The effect of the method of burial on adipocere formation”
Forbes, Shari L.; Stuart, Barbara H.; Dent, Boyd B. Forensic Science International, Volume 154, Nov. 10, 2005
“Germany’s Tired Graveyards: A Rotten Way to Go?”
spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-s-tired-graveyards-a-rotten-way-to-go-a-527134.html
“Adipocere or Saponification”
healthdrip.com/adipocere-or-saponification
“The Curious Case of Mrs. Ellenbogen”
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-curious-case-of-mrs-ellenbogen/
N. Dhody, Anna. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 2016 Web. 23 Jul 2018
“Soap on a Bone”
strangeremains.com/2014/02/17/soap-on-a-bone
Here's a link to order some adipocere cream:
Just kidding there is no link WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.
Here are real links to get my first book for $2.99 (until 8/7): caitlindoughty.com/books/smoke-gets-in-your-eyes
And the paperback of my second book: caitlindoughty.com/books/from-here-to-eternity
Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!
patreon.com/thegooddeath
MY BOOKS on the funeral industry and death around the world (hardcover, ebook, or audiobook): amzn.to/2kZpIFS
Order in the UK: amzn.to/2x2Z2aL
Co-Op Funeral Home in Seattle: http://funerals.coop/
Undertaking LA: undertakingla.com
***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***
Website: orderofthegooddeath.com
Twitter: twitter.com/thegooddeath
Facebook: ow.ly/Zz8PW
Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath
***CREDITS***
Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
***LEARN MORE***
“The Chemistry of Death – Adipocere degradation in modern graveyards”
S. Fielder, A.E. Berns, L. Schwarz, A.T. Whelk, M. Graw. Forensic Science International, Volume 257, Dec. 1, 2015
“Decay Process of a Cadaver”
João Pinheiro http://eknygos.lsmuni.lt/springer/657/85-116.pdf
“Goo of Death Helps Solve Mystery of Headless Corpse”
livescience.com/14472-waxy-corpse-adipocere-decomposition-investigation.html
“Soap on a Bone: How Corpse Wax Forms”
atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-soap-on-a-bone
“The effect of the method of burial on adipocere formation”
Forbes, Shari L.; Stuart, Barbara H.; Dent, Boyd B. Forensic Science International, Volume 154, Nov. 10, 2005
“Germany’s Tired Graveyards: A Rotten Way to Go?”
spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-s-tired-graveyards-a-rotten-way-to-go-a-527134.html
“Adipocere or Saponification”
healthdrip.com/adipocere-or-saponification
“The Curious Case of Mrs. Ellenbogen”
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-curious-case-of-mrs-ellenbogen/
N. Dhody, Anna. Expedition Magazine. Penn Museum, 2016 Web. 23 Jul 2018
“Soap on a Bone”
strangeremains.com/2014/02/17/soap-on-a-bone
