A dispenser for a composition in stick form comprising: an oval barrel having an open end, a base remote from the open end and a sidewall that extends from the open end to the base and defines an interior of constant cross section; a skeletal platform positioned within the barrel intermediate between the open end and the base and having an exterior rim wall fitting within the interior of the sidewall, a centrally located hub having an interior face bearing a screw-thread and defining an aperture, and a plurality of spokes between the rim and the hub, said spokes, rim and hub defining at least one channel through which stick material can pass; means for advancing the platform towards the open end comprising a screw threaded spindle that extends through the base, is dimensioned to engage the screw-thread in the hub, and is mounted on a rotor wheel that itself is mounted on the base, the rotor wheel defining an aperture through which stick material can flow towards the at least one channel in the skeletal platform; and optionally a former fitting within the open end and/or a cap fitting over the open end, in which the platform comprises a filling ring intermediate between the hub and the rim and defining with the hub a filling zone through which stick material can be passed, at least two radial inward spokes linking the filling ring and the hub, the wheel comprises a hollow boss capable of engaging the filling ring and forming an uninterrupted channel for ingress of stick material, characterised in that there are at least two radial outward spokes linking the filling ring and the hub, and, that the filling ring at its bottom edge and the boss at its top edge comprise complementary saw tooth profiles providing a stop wall to warn users not to retract the platform further by continued rotation of the wheel. an oval barrel having an open end, a base remote from the open end and a sidewall that extends from the open end to the base and defines an interior of constant cross section; a skeletal platform positioned within the barrel intermediate between the open end and the base and having an exterior rim wall fitting within the interior of the sidewall, a centrally located hub having an interior face bearing a screw-thread and defining an aperture, and a plurality of spokes between the rim and the hub, said spokes, rim and hub defining at least one channel through which stick material can pass; means for advancing the platform towards the open end comprising a screw threaded spindle that extends through the base, is dimensioned to engage the screw-thread in the hub, and is mounted on a rotor wheel that itself is mounted on the base, the rotor wheel defining an aperture through which stick material can flow towards the at least one channel in the skeletal platform; and optionally a former fitting within the open end and/or a cap fitting over the open end, in which the platform comprises a filling ring intermediate between the hub and the rim and defining with the hub a filling zone through which stick material can be passed, at least two radial inward spokes linking the filling ring and the hub, the wheel comprises a hollow boss capable of engaging the filling ring and forming an uninterrupted channel for ingress of stick material, characterised in that there are at least two radial outward spokes linking the filling ring and the hub, and, that the filling ring at its bottom edge and the boss at its top edge comprise complementary saw tooth profiles providing a stop wall to warn users not to retract the platform further by continued rotation of the wheel.