Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pulvis Art Urns offers a wide variety of ceramic urns and keepsakes for human ashes with traditional and modern design. Choosing the right memorial really depends on what you intend to do with your loved one's ashes. At our blog you can find more details about choosing the right urn for ashes. Just follow this link

The ash remains of adults would require 100-180 cubic inches, but the variation depends on their weight. The standard Pulvis Art urns vary when it comes to capacity. If you want to share the ashes with your family members, you can consider the keepsake urns. We offer choices in terms of size, design and color. 

A keepsake urn is a small urn, which purpose is to contain a small amount of ashes, so that other family members can each have a memorial. In this respect they perform a similar task to ashes jewellery. A standard urn is designed to take the full amount of ashes. In case you cannot fit all the ashes, you can have a keepsake to store the remaining ashes. 

Standard size urns have approximately 200 cubic inches or 3,5 Litres of internal volume and are suitable for an average adult. 1 Litre is 61 cubic inches and 1 cubic inch is 0,0164 Litres. If you are not sure of the exact volume please contact your crematorium.

You should receive the ashes in a plastic bag, or container. We recommend keeping them in the plastic container and then place them into the urn. If you feel uncomfortable doing this, you can contact a funeral director to put the ashes in the urn for you. When it comes to inserting ashes in one of our products you can watch this video. The process is common for all of our urns for ashes. There is also a helpful blog article that you can read in case you need more information. Just follow this link.

You may wish to scatter your loved ones ashes in a memorable location. Some people scatter the ashes and use the urn to contain some small personal possessions. There are no rules regarding this. You can scatter the ashes on any piece of private land, as long as you have the owner's permission. For scattering on public land, you'll need to ask for permission from the local government. In our blog you can find various articles regarding this topic.

Ashes can be also kept in a place of remembrance, normally at home or at a columbarium. Burying the ashes is also an option, as they are placed in an urn and buried in a designated spot.

Before buying, consider where you wish to keep the urn and how prominent you would like it to be. Keepsake urn, for example, are perfect if you want to keep just a little reminder of the loved one or share the ashes between family. Keeping ashes in the garden is also a suitable variant.

Scattering the ashes of a loved one is a special occasion. With just a little preparation in advance the ceremony of scattering will be meaningful and memorable. There are numerous ways you could add a memorable addition and that is entirely up to you.

Some of the options we suggest : 

• Use a scattering urn; 
• Release doves;
• Recite a poem or sing a song;
• Scatter wildflower seeds or plant a tree - where allowed; 
• Hire a company, specialised in such matters; 

Please, be responsible and don't leave funeral tributes on public places after the ceremony. 

Please note, that we recommend sealing our large urns with adhesive(glue) suitable for ceramic surfaces. This is done in order to prevent spilling of the ashes and entrance of water or humidity inside the urn. Ceramic lids are without threads and DO NOT close tightly, which may lead to ashes spill if not sealed.

We recommend using plastic bag for ashes. Alternative to the plastic bag is our INNER COATING® technology.

How to seal the urn:

🔴 Watch a detailed video of how to seal this our large urns for ashes HERE

• Unpack the glue and place the urn upside down. If it is filled with ashes it should be in this position already.
• Take care that the surfaces to be bonded are clean, dry and free of dust. Apply glue evenly, covering the whole lip.
• Place the cap carefully and rotate it on 90°.
• Center the cap so it covers the hole evenly, leaving no gaps.
• Apply more glue to fill the space between the lip and the cap. Leave the urn in this position for 10-15 minutes.
• You can place it in the box. In 10 minutes, the glue will have formed a silicone-like layer.
• The glue is no longer sticky and the urn can now be moved. We advise you to leave the urn in this position for at least 1-2 hours.
•  The glue will fully harden in 4-8 hours, depending on circumstances, like temperature and humidity.

Pulvis Art Urns (Pulvis OOD) will not bear any responsibility if any damage to the urn is caused, because of unproper sealing and storage. Sealing responsibility is entirely due to the customer or the third parties that deliver the service to the customer (funeral homes, crematoria, etc.)

There are no rules regarding this! You can put anything that fits in the urn, as long as the urn is big enough. Some people prefer to scatter the ashes and use the urn as a container for some small personal possessions. 

As cremation is getting more and more popular, many people want to find out what happens at a cremation and where the ashes go afterwards.

The process takes place in a cremation chamber, where the body is exposed to a high temperature, raging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. On average, the cremation process takes between two and three hours.

It is important to know that any medical devices, jewellery or sentimental keepsakes should be removed before cremation.

After the process of cremation, the ashes are removed from the chamber and placed to cool. The body is now reduced to fine white-grey ash.

Usually a coffin is not necessary for cremation, as it is used mainly to provide a dignified way to move the body. On the cremation day, the coffin is brought into the chapel followed by the mourners. It is then labelled with an appropriate card with the needed information for the cremation and then the coffin is positioned inside the cremation chamber.

 Here is detailed article from our blog on the same topic.

It is not common for funeral homes and cemeteries to have their own crematorium, however, some of them offer this service. The average cost of cremation service is usually around $800. They may be extra fees such as doctor’s fee, administration services and funeral ceremony expenses. The cremation process is way cheaper than a burial, mostly due to the shortage of cemetery land and the high expenses of burial spaces.

When choosing to carry ashes with you when travelling, then you should consider the following things :

• the certificate for cremation;
• a certified copy of the death certificate;
• carry the cremated remains in a non-metallic urn;
• contact the airline operator in advance; 
• notify customs;

Usually an unaccompanied cremation ashes can be sent by airfreight under certain circumstances, but you have to contact your airline operator in advance.

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