A dispensing applicator including a frangible applicator tip, said applicator including: a substantially rigid unitary body having a bounded fluid source region, a fracture member region and a rigid tongue element, said tongue element extending outwardly from said fracture member region； an applicator head comprising a base provided with an inner cavity shaped for receiving at least said tongue element； a frangible region defined as a region at the juncture of said fracture member region and said tongue element； a fin member including at least one set of side portions extending from opposing sides of the fin member, said fin member shaped to be disposed about portions of the rigid tongue element and said fracture member； and wherein a fracture of said frangible region allows partial fluid release from said fracture member region to said applicator head.
