The invention relates to a cosmetic whose active constituents are specified plant extracts and which has a very good skin-smoothing activity. According to the invention, the skin-smoothing of porous or uneven skin having macroscopically visible elevations and depressions during cosmetic processes occurs without irritating side effects. The cosmetic contains plant extracts from Bambusa vulgaris, Nymphaea alba, Poterium officinale, Zingiber officinalis, Cinnamomum cassia, Nasturtium officinale R.Br., Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and contains a powder selected from the group consisting of talcum powder, bamboo powder, kaolin, zinc oxide and mixtures thereof. The inventive cosmetic also contains cosmetic adjuvants, excipients, additional active substances and mixtures thereof.