Veet

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Veet (formerly known as Immac and Neet) is a world-spread brand of chemical depilatory (hair removal) by Reckitt Benckiser, and perhaps the most well-known in most of the countries.^{[citation needed]} There are 2 major types of Veet products: hair removal creams (mousses, gels etc) and waxes (cold wax stripes, warm waxes etc).

[edit] History

1901 - launched in Canada under brand name Neet
1930 - bought by British company DAE Health and renamed as Veet
1960 - bought by Reckitt & Colman
1980 - known world-wide
2006 - sold in more than 180 countries world-wide^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Specifics by countries

In UK currently there are two types of veet available in the market - one is for sensitive skin and one is for normal skin. Alyssa Milano is a spokes-model for the hair removal product.