I'm not a goth, but this stuff is still neato.

[scottobear]

ideas garnered by talking to my sweetheart, and reading today.

adipocere (wet & dry)
cadaverine
putresine

stages of decomposition
Cooling, Rigor Mortis, Post Mortem Lividity, Putrefaction(yucka), Adipocere, Mummification, Maceration, Vitreous potassium

"incorruptable saints" - "iceman", peat bog mummies

modern civilization likely has been possible partly because of adipocere- it is theorized that a significant portion of the world's petroleum owes as it's source, the soapy, waxy, cheeselike substance. (oil, coal, natural gas.... thanks, corpses!)

Things you can make with waxy fluid remains -

Soap, candles, sealing wax, media for artwork, lubricating grease for axles.. (offshot to - lip gloss, floor wax, car polish, wood polish... )