Egyptian embalmers took bodies from the decreased to wrapped the bodies to save them, from the environment and animals. They took out the organs to store them in canopic jars then wrapped the body and the skin and everything that was needed in the afterlife. Natron which is used to absorb water from the surrounding is mined from dry lakes. The body then is dried for 70 days which after that time is painted to look realistic, the body is taken to look like the person was when he/she was living. The body then was soaked in a resin to seal the bandages. The body is then taken and placed in the Sarcophagus or coffin. Embalming is used today for burial purposes. The embalmer must be licensed and follow the occupational safety and health administration.
