Veet

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. There are 2 major types of Veet products: hair removal creams (mousses, gels etc) and waxes (cold wax stripes, warm waxes etc).

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

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.