An internally fed applicator for applying a fluid is provided having a closure piece for a preferable locking fixing of the applicator of a dispensing apparatus and having an internally hollow lip section connected to the closure piece in a fluid conducting manner, which lip section has, at least one of its borders which bound its free outlet, a bristle stock made of bristles injection molded at the lip section each having a diameter of ≦0.8 mm to which bristle stock the supplied fluid is delivered via the lip section.