AARSBalm vs. Formalin

I am set in my ways, especially when it comes to my working environment. I want my tools where I put them, my area clean, and everything to smell of bleach, formaldehyde, and decomposition. That's what I trained for. That's what I signed up for.

There is a newer product called AARDBalm (and AARDCavity Gel and AARDColourant and their own fucking trocar) that is aiming to replace Formalin based products. AARD is claiming that because this product is safer than formaldehyde, that is is superior.
Sorry, come again? It's iodine based so it doesn't firm up the body (nothing like leaving a body juicy), it doesn't last very long and it's a fuckload more difficult to get it to spread correctly. The owner of the Home I work for is raving about it after a tape he watched and thinks that we should switch from Formalin based products to these new 'safer' iodine based products.

What the fuck does he know? He's never embalmed a body in his life. He says that it's for his employees own good. Formalin is very well known for causing nasopharyngeal carcinoma within the death care industry, but that's a risk we obviously willingly take. If we wanted safe jobs we'd have skipped learning to work with chemicals.

(Quote from AARD's Website: "Although the treatment of a case with AARDBalm may take a little longer to complete, it does provide a completely different appearance to a case treated with conventional fluids. The aesthetic results are very pleasing and have been well received by funeral client families and staff, with comments including that the deceased ‘feel more natural’. The facial features look relaxed-not stressed. Initially you may not like the effect produced, particularly if dye has not been administered to the tank. Indeed this may be true if you are a devotee of the firm and intensively coloured product we are all used to seeing. On the positive side you might feel just that little bit better after a hard day, with less headaches, nasal rhini- tis and depression. Your clothing and hair will smell that bit better too.")

I will stick with Formalin.