ABSTRACT

Various soaking solutions can be used for the Rehydration Technique, such as liquid soap1, bath wash2, and Dodge Metaflows. In addition, different chemical methods for rehydrating postmortem friction ridge skin have been published, such as soaking the fingers in 1% to 3% sodium or potassium hydroxide (FBI, 1979) or in the leather conditioner Lexols (Uhle, 2010). Additionally, the bromine injection method,