Kathy, that is one gross story!! I, too, will be wiping down my tray!

The Zicam I use is this kind, it lasts through several colds. You stick the applicator tip in your nose and it deposits some gel:



There is also the "single serving" Q tip kind but the Q tips are so big, it's like sticking a mop up your nose:



Also, don't make the mistake of sniffing in Zicam like you would do with an Afrin nose spray type thing. The gel is supposed to sit on your nose membranes and be absorbed that way.

Eww, I am grossing myself out :)