Applicator having a lid usable as a handle

A method of applying a substance to a target region, said method comprising the following steps:

• I. providing a platform (42) having an outer side (56) and having an inner side (54) defining a substance support surface (55) on which a substance (48) is supported;
• II. providing a lid (44) that can be selectively located at (1) a closed position covering a substance (48) on said platform (42), and (2) an open position in which said lid (44) and said platform (42) are connected in a way that exposes said substance (48) on said platform (42), wherein said lid (44) and platform (42) each has cooperating features that establish said lid (44) in said open position at an orientation that is at least about 150 degrees from said closed position, and wherein at least a portion of said lid (44) has a configuration for being grasped and used as a handle (44) by a user when said lid (44) is in said open position;
• III. moving said lid (44) from said closed position to said open position to expose said substance (48);
• IV. grasping said lid (44) with one hand to hold said lid (44) while it is in said open position;
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• V. moving said open lid (44) to effect movement of said platform (42) to apply the substance (48) by contacting a target region with a portion of the exposed substance (48), said step V including holding said lid (44) with one hand while extending a finger of that hand alongside said platform outer side (56) and exerting a force with said finger on said platform outer side (56) in a direction to urge said substance (48) against said target region.