An epilating device for extracting hairs out of a user's skin, comprising: a housing ; an epilating system comprising a plurality of hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′) arranged adjacent to each other and rotatable relative to the housing about an axis of rotation ; a compression member arranged to exert a compression force on the epilating system along at least a compression line which extends parallel to a main direction of extension of the axis of rotation ; and a drive system arranged to rotate the hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′, 18 IV ) about the axis of rotation ; wherein the hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′) are arranged to cooperate in pairs, and wherein, during rotation of the epilating system, the hair-clamping elements of each pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are tiltable relative to each other, under influence of said compression force, about at least one tilting axis from a hair-catching position, wherein two adjacent hair-clamping areas of the pair of hair-clamping elements are at a distance from each other, into a hair-clamping position, wherein said two adjacent hair-clamping areas (29, 29'; 33, 33') are in mutual clamping engagement, and vice versa; wherein the hair-clamping elements of each pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are tiltable relative to each other, under the influence of said compression force, about only one tilting axis from a first hair-clamping position, wherein two adjacent first hair-clamping areas of the pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are in mutual clamping engagement, into a second hair-clamping position, wherein two adjacent second hair-clamping areas of the pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are in mutual clamping engagement, wherein the only one tilting axis is arranged eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation, and wherein the second hair-clamping areas are arranged opposite to the first hair-clamping areas relative to the axis of rotation . a housing ; an epilating system comprising a plurality of hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′) arranged adjacent to each other and rotatable relative to the housing about an axis of rotation ; a compression member arranged to exert a compression force on the epilating system along at least a compression line which extends parallel to a main direction of extension of the axis of rotation ; and a drive system arranged to rotate the hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′, 18 IV ) about the axis of rotation ; wherein the hair-clamping elements (18, 18', 18", 18′′′) are arranged to cooperate in pairs, and wherein, during rotation of the epilating system, the hair-clamping elements of each pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are tiltable relative to each other, under influence of said compression force, about at least one tilting axis from a hair-catching position, wherein two adjacent hair-clamping areas of the pair of hair-clamping elements are at a distance from each other, into a hair-clamping position, wherein said two adjacent hair-clamping areas (29, 29'; 33, 33') are in mutual clamping engagement, and vice versa; wherein the hair-clamping elements of each pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are tiltable relative to each other, under the influence of said compression force, about only one tilting axis from a first hair-clamping position, wherein two adjacent first hair-clamping areas of the pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are in mutual clamping engagement, into a second hair-clamping position, wherein two adjacent second hair-clamping areas of the pair (18, 18'; 18", 18′′′) of hair-clamping elements are in mutual clamping engagement, wherein the only one tilting axis is arranged eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation, and wherein the second hair-clamping areas are arranged opposite to the first hair-clamping areas relative to the axis of rotation . <EOS>