Water Cremation
Water Cremation, also known as Bio-Cremation or Alkaline Hydrolysis is a water-based alternative to fire cremation.
The body is placed in a stainless steel container filled with water and potassium hydroxide (Lye) and heated to 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The process is agitated and pressurized until the remains are reduced to sterile liquid and bone fragments.
The water is released into a water treatment system and the bone fragments are processed into a fine powder, placed in a temporary urn and returned to the family. These ‘ashes’ look very similar to fire cremation ashes and can be scattered, mixed with soil and used as fertilizer or buried.
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN CHOOSING WATER CREMATION – ‘AQUAMATION’
Our trained Sacred Crossing Guides work directly with families either by phone, Zoom or in-person in your home. All of our paperwork is e-mailed and fillable online.
The entire process from time of death to return of water cremation ashess usually takes between 7 – 10 days.
Sacred Crossings transfers your loved-one to our care facility where we file the death certificate and permit and make arrangements for the cremation process with a local service provider. Ashes can either be returned to you or you may pick up from our West LA office.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN OUR WATER CREMATION SERVICE
- Transport from the place of death or coroner to our care facility
- Refrigerated storage of the body
- Filing of the death certificate and permits
- Transport to the Aquamation facility
- The water cremation process
- Return of ‘bone ash’ in a temporary urn
WHY CHOOSE WATER CREMATION WITH SACRED CROSSINGS
At Sacred Crossings, we are committed to maintaining the sacred and providing conscious, compassionate care of both you and your loved-one.
Although it is best to make arrangements ahead of time, we can help a family day or night, 24/7.
OUR SERVICE AREA
We provide cremation services to the entirety of Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Our transport team can be dispatched to pick up from any location in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County, Long Beach, Pasadena or the Inland Empire.
CREMATION, TERRAMATION or AQUAMATION VS. BURIAL IN LOS ANGELES
A conventional burial in California requires purchase and maintenance of land, a hardwood casket, concrete burial vault and headstone, whereas fire cremation, aquamation or terramation use only fuel, organic matter and a biodegradable urn.
Please view our burial page for traditional, green burial and full-body sea burial options
CONTACT SACRED CROSSINGS FUNERAL HOME TODAY
If you are located in the Los Angeles County area and are interested in learning more about alternative cremation options, please contact us today. We specialize in green, environmentally sensitive products and after-death care practices and can help you to make educated decisions for your loved ones after death.
Thank you for choosing Sacred Crossings.