Veet controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2014
Backlash over gender-stereotyped commercials
Several Veet commercials released in 2014 were widely criticized online for suggesting that women with body hair looked masculine. The criticism focused on the campaign’s treatment of women and body-hair norms.
French website criticized for crude intimate-language advertising
A French Veet test website drew complaints because of sexualized wording used to describe intimate hair removal. The campaign was removed after the criticism.