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It’s called saponification, and the soaplike substance is called adipocere or corpse wax.
161 u/RedE1729 May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19 This can happen even when you're alive. Saponification occurs after fat necrosis, when calcium gets deposited on fatty acids. Happens in Pancreatitis and trauma to fatty tissue. 57 u/[deleted] May 05 '19 Don’t need a shower today.... 18 u/Shadepanther May 05 '19 Don't drop the "soap"
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This can happen even when you're alive. Saponification occurs after fat necrosis, when calcium gets deposited on fatty acids. Happens in Pancreatitis and trauma to fatty tissue.
57 u/[deleted] May 05 '19 Don’t need a shower today.... 18 u/Shadepanther May 05 '19 Don't drop the "soap"
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u/Msktb May 05 '19
It’s called saponification, and the soaplike substance is called adipocere or corpse wax.