Products for Cremation

Most states require one product - anything else is your decision

The one product that is required in most states is a rigid container for the body to be placed in to be cremated. If the cremation is going to take place before any services you're going to have, it may be as simple as a basic corrugated cardboard box with a wooden bottom or it can be a cremation casket or anything in between. It cremation is going to take place after traditional visiting hours and a service, the body will probably be in a casket. This can be a cremation casket, a traditional wooden casket, or a rental casket offered by the funeral home.

Other products you might consider are an urn, a scattering urn, jewelry that has some of the ashes in it and other unique items. There's a wide variety of items now available. An internet search will show you things like glass paperweights, pendants, diamonds, fireworks, paintings, and many others. Our newest page shows some of our favorites.

Products for Cremation

Cremation casket or container

simple basic cardboard box used for cremation

As described above, if the services will take place after cremation, you can choose a simple box. It might be a corrugated box with a wooden bottom.

Cremation casket or container

Or you may choose something that looks more like a casket.

Traditional casket

Cremation casket or container

Traditional casket

You can choose a traditional casket but because it will be cremated, you'll probably be required to choose one that's made of wood.

Rental casket

Jewelry and other items

Traditional casket

This is sometimes called a "ceremonial" casket because it's only used for the funeral ceremony. It has a cremation box similar to the basic one above that's inside and is pulled out to take to the crematory.

Urns

Jewelry and other items

There are so many styles of urns. They're mostly made from metal, glass, wood, marble, or recycled products. They come in various sizes and colors. Because there's so much information about urns, we created a page just for urns. There are also a few on the page called "Our Favorite Items."

Jewelry and other items

a pendant for a small portion of cremation ashes or cremains

Jewelry and other items can be made using a very small portion of the ashes. There are pendants that hold that portion and there are some that are glass and the ashes are incorporated into the glass. There are numerous other choices on the internet.