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The hot dry conditions of Egypt helped to keep the bodies from decaying. A salt like substance called natron was initially used by the Egyptians to initially dry out the body, this substance would absorb the water from the body very effectively.

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It would be washed with palm wine to kill bacteria and rinsed with water from the Nile.

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