The invention relates to a cosmetic or dermatological composition or a means for body care and beauty care, preferably on a pure plant basis, for topical use, containing at least one plant hydrolyzate, in particular selected from the group Althaeae radix (marshmallow root), Angelica(e) dahurica (dahurian angelica), Angelica(e) sinensis (Chinese angelica), Armoracia rusticana (horseradish), Artemisia scoparia (redstem wormwood), Astragalus membranaceus (var. mongolicus) (Chinese milk vetch), Capsicum sp., Capsicum annuum (pepper), Centaurium erythraea (common centaury), Cistus incanus (hairy rockrose), Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower), Equiseti herba (horsetail), Galphimia glauca, Gentiana lutea L. (great yellow gentian), Guaiacum officinalis, Hederae folium, Hedera helicis (ivy), Juglandis folium (walnut leaf), Leonurus japonicus (Chinese motherwort), Levesticum radix, Levisticum officinalis (lovage), Matricariae flos (or Flos chamomillae (chamomile flower)), Melia toosendan (chinaberry fruit), Millefolii herba (yarrow), Olea europaea (olive), Pelargonium sp. (geranium), Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed), Primulae flos, Primulae radix, Primula veris L. (cowslip), Quercus cortex (oak bark), Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary), Rumicis herba (sorrel herb), Salix sp. (willow), Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage), Sambucus nigra L. (black elder), Saposhnikovia divaricata (siler), Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal skullcap), Siegesbeckia pubescens (Siegesbeckia), Taraxaci herba (dandelion root herb), Thymus L. (thyme), Verbena officinalis L. (vervain), Vitex agnus castus (monk's pepper), and Vitis vinifera (common grape vine).