Applicator unit

An applicator unit comprising:

• an applicator and a fluid in the form of a flowable cosmetic or pharmaceutical to be applied to skin or hair, with an applicator organ which stores the fluid in an interior and is configured to distribute the fluid after release thereof,
• the applicator organ being a hollow body with a wall which delimits the interior and which is formed by a network of locally interconnected ribs,
• the interconnected ribs being spaced apart from one another, the interior space or the network being matched to the fluid for which the applicator is to apply such that the network retains a certain amount of fluid in the interior after being immersed in and withdrawn from a fluid supply and releases the fluid retained therein to an outside via interstices of the network when the network is deformed on contact with a surface to be treated,
• the network of locally interconnected ribs forming the applicator organ comprising:
• main ribs extending at least in sections spirally or helically from a distal end toward a proximal end of the applicator organ, and
• connecting ribs, the network of locally interconnected ribs forming a cage which is closed at the proximal end and the distal end, a center of the applicator organ being completely hollow and free from ribs and at least one of bristles and a core.