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Veet (formerly known as Immac and Neet) is a worldwide brand of chemical depilatory (hair removal) by Reckitt Benckiser, and sold in many countries worldwide.^{[citation needed]} There are 2 major types of Veet products: hair removal creams (mousses, gels etc) and waxes (cold wax strips, warm waxes etc).

Contents 1 History Timeline 2 Products 3 Specifics by countries 4 External links

[edit] History Timeline

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

In the USA, Alyssa Milano is a spokes-model for the hair removal product. In India, Katrina Kaif, actress of Bollywood and former model is the spokes-model for the Veet. Veet is also available in many other countries e.g. Singapore.

[edit] Products

As of 2009, Veet has many products from hair removal creams, wax strips (cold and warm wax strips), in-shower gel hair remover cream, spray-on hair removal creams, lotion, Rasera bladeless hair removal cream and more.

[edit] Specifics by countries

In the United Kingdom and the USA, there are currently two formulas of Veet available - one formula is for sensitive skin and the other is for normal skin while in asia there are three formulas of veet available- normal, dry and sensitive skin.

[edit] External links

• link to map of various country Veet websites
• Official UK website
• Official US website
• Official Russia website

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