A dispensing jar (100) with a dispensing piston (230) above the product (202) contained within and to be dispensed from the jar, with an indented region (550) on a surface of the dispensing piston for mixing products. The dispensing piston (230, 500) may be pushed downwardly to dispense product through an aperture (235, 535) in the dispensing piston. The piston is configured to remain above the top edge of the walls of the jar so that the user need not insert her finger beyond the top edge of the walls of the jar.