Few funeral directors will participate in the public viewing of a body without embalming and cosmetic restoration. I think the elaborate expensive display of an open casket with all the makeup in the slumber room enforces the belief that the person is only asleep, and in my personal opinion would only help to prolong the stage of denial. The insides of the nose and mouth are swabbed with the solution. Massage cream is worked into the face and hands to keep the skin soft and pliable. The mouth is then tied shut with wire or sutures.
Facial hair is shaved if necessary.
Arterial embalming is begun by injecting embalming fluid into an artery while the blood is drained from a nearby vein or from the heart. The two gallons or so needed is usually a mixture of formaldehyde or other chemical and water. Chemicals are also injected by syringe into other areas of the body. The second part of the embalming process is called cavity embalming. The embalmer uses it to puncture the stomach, bladder, large intestines, and lungs.