Epilator

An epilator comprising:

• an epilator head having a head housing and a skin contacting unit mounted at the head housing and arranged for being pivotable with respect to the head housing around a first axis;
• and
• a handle arranged for being held by a user's hand;
• wherein the head housing of the epilator head is arranged to be pivotable with respect to the handle around a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being perpendicular to each other and the first axis and the second axis having a distance to each other;
• wherein the epilator head comprises a neck portion that is connected with the handle to establish a separable but otherwise fixed connection, and wherein the head housing comprises a cylindrically or spherically shaped neck wall, which neck wall is arranged to immerse into a hollow defined by the neck portion when the head housing pivots around the second axis;
• and
• wherein the epilator head is repeatedly detachable from and attachable to the handle and comprises a first coupling element of a separable Cardan joint, and wherein the handle comprises a second coupling element of the separable Cardan joint, wherein the Cardan joint defines a pivot point and the second axis extends through the pivot point.