Is it natural or not? Presented here in the order they are most likely to appear on a product label are natural and synthetic options for common ingredients.

Material	Synthetic	Natural
oils, fats	mineral oil, petrolatum (petroleum jelly)	almond, safflower, sunflower, cocoa butter, hemp, apricot, avacado, grapeseed,lanolin
waxes	paraffin, ozokerite, ceresin	beeswax, candellila, bayberry and carnauba wax
emollients	cetyl/stearyl alcohol, stearalkonium chloride	aloe vera, glycerine, calendula and chamomile extracts,
humectants	propylene/ethylene glycol, dimethicone, carbitol	glycerine, honey, sorbitol, castor, mucopolysaccharides
detergents, soaps	sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide DEA	coconut and palm oil soap, castile soap (usually olive oil)
surfactants	quaternarium-7, PEGs (polyethylene glycols), TEA laureth sulfate	lauryl alcohol, hydrolyzed animal protein
astringents	isopropanol, SD alcohol, acetone	witch hazel extract, ethanol (natural), horse chestnut, myrrh extracts
emulsifiers, solubilizers	polysorbates (40,60,80), sodium stearate, sodium sulfonate	veg.eWax, lecithin, phytosterols
sequestrants	EDTA/sodium EDTA, tetrasodium pyrophosphate	corn syrup, alginates, kelp, extract
foaming agents	lauramide/cocamide DEA, triethanolamine	quillaja and yucca saponins, soapwort
fungistats, bacteriostats	methyl/propyl paraben, quaternarium-15, phenol(s), phenoxyethanol	citrus seed/peel extract, eucalyptus, tea tree oils, carvacrol (thyme, oregano oil), rosemary oil extract
antioxidants, preservatives	BHA, BHT, imidazolidinyl urea, quaternary ammoniums, diazolidinyl urea	vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E (tocopherols), green tea extract, eugenol (clove oil), ginger