natural substances
Earth-derived raw matter
Natural substances are materials occurring in nature without human manufacture—plants, minerals, animal products, and their derivatives.
The phrase often appears in contexts distinguishing these from synthetic or artificial alternatives: The cosmetics contain only natural substances.
In legal and regulatory language, natural substances may receive different treatment than man-made compounds, though the boundary is sometimes contested.
- gelatinCollagen-derived thickening protein
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
- keratinStructural hair protein
- animal fatsLipids derived from creatures
- fish oilMarine-derived nutritional supplement
enzymes · collagen · chlorophyll · plant extracts · hemoglobin · hormones · lignin · shellac · sea salt · lipids · vitamins · starch · tree sap · silk · ivory · amber · cocoa butter · flavonoids
- ancient pharmacypharmacopoeia, apothecary, medicinal herbs, medicinal plants, herbal remedies
natural substancessynthetics
Chemically manufactured substances
plastics · synthetic chemicals · petrochemicals · synthetic materials · industrial chemicals
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