Synthetic Can Be A Natural Products

A natural substance is any plant or animal extract or any rock or mineral obtained from the Earth. They are usually contaminated with other substances, which must be removed to achieve the degree of purity before they can used as ingredients in personal care products.

It is possible for a chemist to make exact copies of natural substances. The synthetic version are identical in every respect to the original natural substances. The only diffeence being the cost and convinience of production. ONe good example is methyl salicylate (oil of wintermint). It has soothing and pain-killing properties and is used in ointments and liniments for rheumatic aor starined muscles.