Benefits
The benefits gained from using AARDBalm, are not only to be enjoyed by the professional embalmer they also extend to the funeral businesses, the wider environment and of course importantly the families of the deceased.
We have listed the positive benefits of using AARDBalm in the following categories: Health, Environmental, Care of the deceased and Financial.
Health
- All ingredients are non-toxic in use or disposal
- Completely safe does not pose any health risk to humans
- Does not produce any fumes
- Does not require extraction systems to be used, therefore reducing noise and improving the working environment for the embalmer
Environmental
- Only organic and completely non-toxic ingredients used
- No threat of ground water table contamination of burial grounds
- No threat of toxic fumes being given off during cremation
- Suitable for use in green burial grounds
- No threat of contamination if spillage accidentally occurs during manufacture or transport
- All receptacles containing AARDBalm are completely safe when the product has been used and are suitable for recycling through standard methods
Care of the Deceased
- AARDBalm does not de-hydrate the features of the deceased
- AARDBalm does not firm the tissue of the deceased and therefore produces a more natural appearance
- Jaundice cases can be treated with AARDBalm safe in the knowledge that there will not be a colour conversion to green
- Hard leathery lips, scarring and pre-inflicted razor burns are all alleviated by the re-hydrating quality of AARDBalm
- Because the deceased remain in a more natural and supple state following treatment with AARDBalm, dressing of the deceased is made easier
Financial
- Cost comparable with Formalin based products
- Extraction systems do not need to be run when using AARDBalm therefore costly energy is saved
- Containers from used AARDBalm are not classified as hazardous waste unlike used formalin containers this saves money on hazardous waste collection costs
- No specialist storage cabinets are required to store AARDBalm
- No special arrangements required to transport AARDBalm
- No risk to health of employees, therefore risk of possible costly litigation avoided
- No health risks to employees so absence through illness reduced
AARDBalm meets all current regulations for use and has been submitted for approval to the E.U. Biocide Commission