Shower-head element (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) for a hand-held shower, having a housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510; 610), which has at least one hollow chamber (111, 211, 311, 411, 511), - which is divided into a plurality of sub-chambers, - has at least one inflow opening (112; 212; 312; 412; 512; 612) per sub-chamber on its outer circumference and - is provided with at least one nozzle opening on a base in each sub-chamber, wherein the inflow of water into the sub-chambers can be selected manually via at least one distributor element (120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620), which has at least one outlet opening (127; 227; 327; 427; 527), which can be made to coincide with at least one inflow opening (112; 212; 312; 412; 512; 612) arranged on the outer circumference of the housing, wherein, - in an inflow region (116; 216; 316; 416; 516; 616) containing the inflow openings (112; 212; 312; 412; 512; 612) to the sub-chambers, the outer circumference of the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510; 610) is of concave design, and - the distributor element (120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) is mounted in a pivotable manner on a carrier element (130; 230; 330; 430; 530) connected to the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510), characterized in that the distributor element comprises a convex distributor head (123; 223; 323; 423; 523; 623), which is arcuate in plan view, contains the outlet opening (127; 227; 327; 427; 527) and, during pivoting operation, sweeps over the inflow region (116; 216; 316; 416; 516), and - in that the distributor element (120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) has at least one inner water-directing channel (124; 224; 424; 524; 624), which extends from a carrier element (130; 230; 330; 430; 530; 630), arranged in a stationary manner on the housing, as far as the distributor head (123; 223; 323; 423; 523; 623), and - in that a boss is fixed to the distributor element, and projects on the underside of the shower-head element (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600). - which is divided into a plurality of sub-chambers, - has at least one inflow opening (112; 212; 312; 412; 512; 612) per sub-chamber on its outer circumference and - is provided with at least one nozzle opening on a base in each sub-chamber, - in an inflow region (116; 216; 316; 416; 516; 616) containing the inflow openings (112; 212; 312; 412; 512; 612) to the sub-chambers, the outer circumference of the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510; 610) is of concave design, and - the distributor element (120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) is mounted in a pivotable manner on a carrier element (130; 230; 330; 430; 530) connected to the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510), characterized in that the distributor element comprises a convex distributor head (123; 223; 323; 423; 523; 623), which is arcuate in plan view, contains the outlet opening (127; 227; 327; 427; 527) and, during pivoting operation, sweeps over the inflow region (116; 216; 316; 416; 516), and - in that the distributor element (120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) has at least one inner water-directing channel (124; 224; 424; 524; 624), which extends from a carrier element (130; 230; 330; 430; 530; 630), arranged in a stationary manner on the housing, as far as the distributor head (123; 223; 323; 423; 523; 623), and - in that a boss is fixed to the distributor element, and projects on the underside of the shower-head element (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600).