Device for applying active principles for pharmaceutical or cosmetic purposes

A device for applying at least one active principle, comprising a material wherein one or several capsules containing the active principle(s) are distributed in a binder having a sponge-like consistency so that the active principle(s) is/are released when pressure is exerted on the said material,

• said device comprising a first part and a second part, separated by a tearoff portion, the capsule or most of the capsules being located in said first part close to said tear-off portion, said first part being detached from said second part by tearing said tear-off portion so as to obtain, at the breakage interface, a first surface for applying the active principle(s) contained in the first part when pressure is exerted thereon and a second surface for applying the active principle(s) contained in the second part when pressure is exerted thereon, wherein said tear-off portion is formed by two truncated cones which meet at a tapered joint where breakage results in separation of said first part from said second part.