Nature of the Product and Ingredients

The argument can be made that no material used in the creation of this bath bomb was
natural, because all materials used in its creation were processed in a laboratory or factory
setting. While the raw materials used in the creation of the ingredients themselves may
have been natural, the fact that they were processed and extracted in an unnatural gives
the end product a chemical nature.
The flip side of the argument is that regardless of the fact that the raw materials were
manipulated (only physically not chemically), in a laboratory or factory setting they still
retain their natural nature because their chemical structure wasnt changed.
The following analysis is presented with the latter mindset.

Compound

Nature

Explanation

Butyric Acid

Chemical

While this is a naturally

occurring chemical in rancid
butter, for the purpose of
this experiment, this
chemical was synthesized in
a laboratory.

Ethanol

Chemical

While ethanol can be

obtained from a variety of
natural sources such as
fermented corn, wheat, et
al. for the purpose of this
experiment, this chemical
was synthesized in a
laboratory.

Citric Acid

Natural

Citric acid continues to be

produced from citric fruits
and strawberries, for large
scale production Aspergillus

niger, a mold that belongs

in the same family as
penicillin is fermented.
Cornstarch

Chenical

The creation of cornstarch

requires many chemical
processes which drastically
change the original
structure of the corn it was
derived from.

Vegetable Oil

Chemical

The creation of vegetable oil

requires many chemical
processes which change the
original structure of the oils
gained from the seeds of
plants.

Fast Green FCF

Chemical

This is not a naturally

occurring substance,
therefore, it must have had
to be made in a laboratory
or factory setting.

Sodium Bicarbonate

Chemical

Sodium Carbonate does not

exist in its pure form in
nature, and must undergo
chemical processes in a
laboratory and/or factory
setting.

Considering the above facts, it can be concluded that the bath bomb is of a chemical
nature.