A garment steamer, comprising: - a base body, accommodating: a liquid water tank; a liquid water pump, having a water inlet and a water outlet, wherein the water inlet is fluidly connected to the liquid water tank; - a steam head that is moveable with respect to the base body, accommodating: a steam chamber, having a liquid water inlet and a steam outlet, said steam outlet including at least one steam nozzle; and a heating element that is provided in or adjacent said steam chamber, and configured to evaporate liquid water passing through said steam chamber, wherein the steam head comprises a housing (52, 54, 58), said housing defining: an elongate handle section having a first end and a second end, and configured to be gripped by a hand of a user; a nozzle head that is provided at the first end of the handle section, said nozzle head including said at least one steam nozzle; wherein the garment steamer further comprises: - a liquid water tube (38b, 38c) that fluidly interconnects the water outlet of the water pump in the base body and the liquid water inlet of the steam chamber in the steam head; the garment steamer being characterised in that the housing (52, 54, 58) further defines: a steam guard that extends away from said nozzle head, and at least partially around it, the steam guard thereby protecting the user's hand gripping the elongate handle section from direct contact with steam released through the at least one steam nozzle. - a base body, accommodating: a liquid water tank; a liquid water pump, having a water inlet and a water outlet, wherein the water inlet is fluidly connected to the liquid water tank; a liquid water tank; a liquid water pump, having a water inlet and a water outlet, wherein the water inlet is fluidly connected to the liquid water tank; - a steam head that is moveable with respect to the base body, accommodating: a steam chamber, having a liquid water inlet and a steam outlet, said steam outlet including at least one steam nozzle; and a heating element that is provided in or adjacent said steam chamber, and configured to evaporate liquid water passing through said steam chamber, wherein the steam head comprises a housing (52, 54, 58), said housing defining: an elongate handle section having a first end and a second end, and configured to be gripped by a hand of a user; a nozzle head that is provided at the first end of the handle section, said nozzle head including said at least one steam nozzle; a steam chamber, having a liquid water inlet and a steam outlet, said steam outlet including at least one steam nozzle; and a heating element that is provided in or adjacent said steam chamber, and configured to evaporate liquid water passing through said steam chamber, wherein the steam head comprises a housing (52, 54, 58), said housing defining: an elongate handle section having a first end and a second end, and configured to be gripped by a hand of a user; a nozzle head that is provided at the first end of the handle section, said nozzle head including said at least one steam nozzle; an elongate handle section having a first end and a second end, and configured to be gripped by a hand of a user; a nozzle head that is provided at the first end of the handle section, said nozzle head including said at least one steam nozzle; - a liquid water tube (38b, 38c) that fluidly interconnects the water outlet of the water pump in the base body and the liquid water inlet of the steam chamber in the steam head;