Abstract: A scavenging cap applicator including a cap, an applicator and multi-component stem inserted through the cap, the applicator engaging portions of the stem and being further susceptible to repositioning at a discrete extension from the cap, and a seal precluding liquid passage around the applicator stem. The applicator further comprises a brush or dauber and may be inserted to two or more extents of immersion within a liquid in an associated bottle and most particularly enables reaching the bottle bottom to gather final remnants of liquid therein.