Mortician Explains How They Keep Dead People’s Eyes Closed

A mortician has explained how dead people’s eyes are kept closed after they pass away, and it’s left people feeling a little squeamish. 

TikToker Michael, who runs US-based company The Mortuary Store, took to social media to share a short clip introducing his followers to ‘eye caps’, which look like big, plastic contact lenses.

Watch the clip below:

Michael explained: “These are eye caps. They’re used for when a deceased person has their eyes open when they pass away. We use an aneurysm hook to open up the upper eyelid, place in the cap, and give them a pleasant look like they’re sleeping.” Yay, death!

Michael’s post quickly racked up more than four million views, and plenty of social media users took to the comment section to share their thoughts, with one person quipping: “Yeah, I’m getting cremated.”

Another TikToker added: “There are just some things in life that I don’t wanna know. This is one of them.”

TikTok/@themortuarystore

“Yeah, pass. No one’s messing with my eyes even after I’m dead,” wrote a third person, with a fourth saying: “Yeah, I could’ve lived the rest of my life without knowing that. Great.”

A fifth said: “Not sure why I needed to know this. Interesting though.”

In another of Michael’s videos, he explained how morticians stop rigour mortis, telling his 42,000 followers: “Rigour mortis is the stiffening of the muscles after someone passes away. 

“It normally sets in after about four to six hours and it’s due to a chemical reaction in the body, and it’s a big problem for us.”

He went on: “Due to the chemical reaction in the blood, our fluid is not going to be able to appropriately distribute throughout the body, so we’re going to have to do something to break up that rigour mortis. 

He also explained how morticians deal with rigour mortis. TikTok/@themortuarystore

“First we’re going to take the arm. We’ll bend it at the elbow then we’ll raise it way up over the head. Same thing on both sides. Then we’re shooting down to the lower half of the body.”

Michael continued: “We take the knee, we bend, we raise up at the hips, and that is how you stop rigour mortis.” 

Who knew confronting your own mortality could be so entertaining? 

Michael’s website is well worth a visit for any morticians out there who are looking to spice up their wardrobe. 

From a t-shirt that says: “Any day above ground is a good one” to another stamped with the words: “Don’t drink and drive, I can wait,” Michael certainly knows how to make the whole death thing a little more light hearted.

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