PRODUCT DISPENSERS

There is provided herein a dispenser 2 for a product in stick form. The dispenser 2 includes a product stick carrier 10, an outer sleeve 6, and a product concealing sleeve 8. The product concealing sleeve 8 is selectively retractable to conceal or expose a product stick, and is disposed radially between the product stick carrier 10 and the outer sleeve 6. The dispenser 2 includes inter-engaging formations 28, 30 associated with the product stick carrier 10 and product concealing sleeve 8 respectively. The inter-engaging formations 28, 30 cooperate with one another to prevent advancement of the product concealing sleeve 8 beyond a set point. The inter-engaging formations 30 associated with the product concealing sleeve 8 is provided by a collar piece 30 affixed to an interior surface thereof at a proximal end. The collar piece 30 includes an axially extending split 43 and free ends 37, 39 on either side of the split 43, said free ends 37, 39 biased toward the centre to resiliently grip the product stick carrier 10. Alternative dispensers are also provided operating by similar means.