Hair removal device

The invention relates to a hair removal device, such as an electric shaver or an epilator. The invention relates to a hair removal device comprising a hair cutting unit, a motor for driving the hair cutting unit, a measuring unit for measuring a motor current and/or an induced voltage, and a cutting activity determiner for determining a cutting activity from a half-cycle of a signal of the measuring unit, wherein a wear determination unit for determining wear of the hair cutting unit from the cutting activity signal of the cutting activity determiner is provided. 本发明涉及一种毛发移除装置，诸如电动剃刀或脱毛器，该毛发移除装置包括毛发切割单元、用于驱动毛发切割单元的马达、用于测量马达电流和/或感应电压的测量单元、以及用于从该测量单元的信号的半循环确定切割活动的切割活动确定器，其中提供用于从该切割活动确定器的切割活动信号确定毛发切割单元的磨损的磨损确定单元。