Abstract: A case for lipstick and similar materials with respectively rotating concentric tubes with axial movement of cup-slider (2) which bears stick (1) of pasty substance, characterized by the fact that it has a device for braking with respect to rotation and compensation for axial play between the tubes consisting of flange (10), added on or not, connected to the base of internal tube (5) and having at least one flexible extension (14) which bears elastically against edge (15) of the base of external tube (7).