This is what our King Tut looked like after only 21 days of dehydration. It was time to change out the salt mixture to make sure he gets completely dried out. Amazingly, he did not smell bad. I could only smell the spice mixture we added. When I took him out of the old mixture, he had salt caked onto him that I had to scrape off. The salt was slightly moist. Once he's completely dried out, we will wrap him in bandages that are soaked in glue to dress him as a proper mummy. Then place him in the box we painted to look like a tomb.

He looks so big here! All of my ingredients

Baking Soda, 91% Rubbing Alcohol, Baking Powder, Pumpkin Pie Spice and lots and lots of Salt I already had the baking powder, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice. I bought the spice last year online because I use a lot of pumpkin pie spice throughout the year; unfortunately, it is really heavy on cloves and ginger, so it's just been sitting there unused and looking sad. Then I soaked him in the 91% Rubbing Alcohol for 3 hours. This destroyed any bacteria and gave him an already dry feel to his skin. It will also help remove any smell. Once he was soaked, I drained and rinsed, then patted him dry. While Gamer Boy prepared the natron mixture. We just eyeballed it, but the actual recipe calls for:  4 parts Salt 1 part Baking Soda 1 part Baking Powder The baking soda and powder increase the acidity of the mix and fight bacterial growth. Next I added some of the Pumpkin Pie Spice. It helps to mask the smell, but I really hope pumpkin pie spice is not forever ruined for me.  Finally, we used a fresh dry ziploc bag and placed our little King in and poured the mixture into his cavities. Then poured the rest around him, making sure he was completely covered. This mixture should last 3 days or more. We'll keep checking him as we progress through the unit. We'll know it's time to change the mixture when we notice the salt is moist. I've read this recipe in particular really prevents any odor, I guess we'll see soon enough.