A dispensing device having an elongated dispenser body which is elliptical in cross-section through its midsection, has an open top end, and has a dispensing bottom end; a cylindrical ratchet support member which is removably disposed within the open top end of the dispenser body, wherein the ratchet support member comprises a through hole one and or more ribs disposed on the inside of its circumferential sidewall; and a wheel-shaped ratchet which is removably disposed within the ratchet support member, wherein the ratchet has radially extending teeth which are configured to engage with the ratchet support member ribs, the ratchet configuration allows rotary motion in a first direction over the ribs, the ratchet configuration prevents rotary motion in a second, opposite direction past a point defined by the ribs, and the ratchet comprises ribs disposed on the top surface of the ratchet wheel.