A dispenser for compounds in paste form has a storage volume with a bounding part that can move conjointly when drawing from the storage volume, and a head piece that is guided relative to the storage volume. A discharge chamber with an inlet valve and an outlet valve has a discharge channel with a discharge opening. A spring element is active between the storage volume and the head piece, forms a bounding wall of the discharge chamber, and has a lower ear-shaped plug projection and an upper retaining profile. The spring element is designed as a leg that connects to the plug projection, which leg transitions into the retaining projection via an upwardly curved portion. The retaining profile is designed as a retaining projection that has a larger cross section than the leg, with an upper projection base which is enclosed in the retaining recess.