NOVELTY - A cosmeceutically active extract (e1) selected from Bacopa plant extract, Centella plant extract, Jatropha plant extract, Aegle plant extract, Terminalia plant extract, Phyllanthus plant extract and/or Spilanthes plant extract is new.    USE - In cosmeceutical composition, which is used in topical form selected from solution, emulsion, serum, skin and/or hair cleanser, body wash, body scrub, bar soap, liquid soap, shampoo, lather, deodorant, skin and/or hair care preparation, foam, mousse, cream, lotion, pomade, balm, stick, gel, pump spray or aerosol spray and selected from sunless tanning composition, sunscreen composition, ultraviolet radiation protective composition, an anti-aging composition, an anti-wrinkle composition, a moisturizer composition, a skin soothing composition, a skin/hair softening composition, a skin/hair treating composition, an antiinflammatory composition, a cosmeceutical preservative composition, a cosmeceutical stabilizer composition, an antioxidant composition, a free radical inhibitive composition, a cleansing composition, an antimicrobial composition, an antifungal composition, a hair coloring composition, or oral cleaning/deodoring composition for protecting or treating skin and/or hair of humans; or in composition selected from stabilizer composition which is used in coatings, paints, polymers, plastics and emulsions; a surfactant composition which is used in oil recovery, soil cleaning, mineral separation, agrochemicals, detergents, food product preparation, nutraceuticals, coating, printing inks, electronic printing, microelectronics, magnetic recording, high technology electronic ceramics, batteries, and particle dispersion; preservative composition which is used in foods; a treatment composition which is used in fabric and fiber care; a dispersant composition which is used in oil recovery, oil cleanup, food product preparation, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrochemicals, paints, paper making, printing and graphic arts, lithography, hydraulic fluid emulsion, fuels, lubricants, coatings and polymers, bioactive materials, extraction media, biotechnology, particle dispersion, laundry, detergents, cleaning, washing (e.g. automobiles, trucks, trains or airplanes), and degreasing; chelating composition which is used in metal extraction and washing (e.g. automobiles, trucks, trains, airplanes, and the like); emulsifier composition which is used in oil recovery, oil cleanup, food product preparation, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrochemicals, paints, paper making, printing and graphic arts, lithography, hydraulic fluid emulsion, fuels, lubricants, coatings and polymers, bioactive materials, extraction media, and biotechnology; surface modifying composition which is used in food product preparation, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrochemicals, paints, paper making, printing and graphic arts, lithography, hydraulic fluid emulsion, fuels, lubricants, coatings and polymers, bioactive materials, extraction media, electronic printing, microelectronics, magnetic recording, high technology electronic ceramics, biotechnology, separation techniques, and particle dispersion; foaming/frothing composition which is used in fire fighting and oil recovery; surface active agent composition which is used in oil recovery, soil cleaning, mineral separation, agrochemicals, detergents, food product preparation, nutraceuticals, coating, printing inks, electronic printing, microelectronics, magnetic recording, high technology electronic ceramics, batteries, and particle dispersion; cleansing/degreasing composition which is used in food product preparation, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrochemicals, paints, paper making, printing and graphic arts, lithography, hydraulic fluid emulsion, fuels, lubricants, coatings and polymers, bioactive materials, extraction media, electronic printing, microelectronics, magnetic recording, high technology electronic ceramics, biotechnology, laundry, detergents, and washing (e.g. automobiles, trucks, trains, airplanes, and the like); or rheology modifying composition which is used in thickening and thinning of fluids, suspensions, polymers, foods and additives, bodily fluids (e.g. blood) and other biological materials (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The extract has high-quality technical property and which, in addition, is distinguished by additional properties for the skin/hair; is not only be beneficial to consumers, but also is environmentally friendly, e.g. not a source of synthetic chemical pollution when used in compositions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: 1) a cosmeceutical composition (c1) comprising the extract (e1) and carrier; 2) preparation of the extract (e1); 3) a composition (c2) comprising the extract (e1) and a carrier; and 4) preparation of the composition involving: providing a substrate or medium, providing a composition comprising at least one of Bacopa plant extract, Centella plant extract, Jatropha plant extract, Aegle plant extract, Terminalia plant extract, Phyllanthus plant extract and/or Spilanthes plant extract and contacting the substrate or medium with the composition.