Container for dispensing loose powder and method of filling the container

A container for dispensing loose powder, comprising:

• (a) a well defining a central upwardly open well volume having a lower end;
• (b) a container side wall laterally surrounding the well and defining therewith an upwardly closed powder chamber extending circumferentially around the well and having a lower end;
• (c) a bottom member disposed at a lower end of the well and powder chamber and cooperating therewith to close the central well volume and the lower end of the powder chamber, wherein the bottom member and at least a portion of the well are relatively rotatable between a first position in which the well and the bottom member cooperatively prevent passage of powder from the powder chamber to the well, and a second position in which at least one gap opens to permit limited passage of powder from the powder chamber into the lower end of the well volume;
• (d) a lid, removably closing the upper end of the well, that can be opened for permitting a manipulable applicator to transport powder from the lower end of the well volume to an application location outside the container;
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• (e) a bottom cap in which the bottom member is mounted, wherein the bottom cap is disposed at the lower end of the container side wall with the bottom member facing the lower ends of the well volume and the powder chamber and being threaded on the container side wall such that by relative rotation of the bottom cap and the container side wall the bottom member can be moved back and forth between a first position engaging a lower end of the well to prevent passage of powder from the powder chamber into the well volume and a second position spaced from the lower end of the well sufficiently to define said gap therewith.