Abstract: A subject of the present invention is the cosmetic use of a pericarp extract of the plant Nephelium lappaceum for maintaining and/or increasing the hydration and/or the barrier effect of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes. The pericarp extract increases involucrin synthesis and the hyaluronic acid content and the synthesis of ATP and of the taurine transporter TAUT. Another subject of the invention relates to a cosmetic care process comprising the topical application of the pericarp extract of N. lappaceum. Finally, a subject of the invention relates to the pericarp extract for use, in particular dermatological use, thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of pathological conditions caused by a state of abnormal dryness of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the cosmetic use of a Nephelium lappaceum plant extract to reduce the harmful effects of pollution on the skin and/or skin appendages, advantageously the hair, by maintaining and/or increasing the cell viability and/or the ATP synthesis and/or the mitochondrial activity and/or by decreasing the cell senescence and/or the cell damage. The N. lappaceum extract increases the radiance of the complexion of the skin.

Abstract: A subject of the present invention is the cosmetic use of a pericarp extract of the plant Nephelium lappaceum for maintaining and/or increasing the hydration and/or the barrier effect of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes. The pericarp extract increases involucrin synthesis and the hyaluronic acid content and the synthesis of ATP and of the taurine transporter TAUT. Another subject of the invention relates to a cosmetic care process comprising the topical application of the pericarp extract of N. lappaceum. Finally, a subject of the invention relates to the pericarp extract for use, in particular dermatological use, thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of pathological conditions caused by a state of abnormal dryness of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes.