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This disclosure relates to plant extracts selected from Bacopa plant extracts, Centella plant extracts, and mixtures thereof; compositions containing plant extracts selected from Bacopa plant extracts, Centella plant extracts, and mixtures thereof; and to the use of these compositions in a variety of applications including, for example, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations, therapeutic preparations, and personal care preparations. A preferred Bacopa plant extract is obtained from Bacopa monniera , and a preferred Centella plant extract is obtained from Centella asiatica . The plant extracts include sunless tanning active extracts, sunscreen active extracts, ultraviolet radiation protective extracts, anti-aging active extracts, anti-wrinkle active extracts, moisturizing active extracts, skin soothing active extracts, skin/hair softening active extracts, skin/hair treatment active extracts, anti-inflammatory active extracts, cosmeceutical preservative extracts, cosmeceutical stabilizer extracts, antioxidant active extracts, free radical inhibitive extracts, cleansing active extracts, anti-microbial active extracts, anti-fungal active extracts, hair coloring active extracts, and oral cleaning/deodoring active extracts. The cosmeceutical compositions include at least one of a Bacopa plant extract, a Centella plant extract, or a mixture thereof. The plant extracts also include stabilizer active extracts, surfactant active extracts, preservative active extracts, and treatment active extracts. |