Longsleeve vs 15% Insect Repellent Aerosol
Longsleeve is Picaridin. 15% is DEET. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. Its label does not say what is in the rest of the formula.
15% Insect Repellent Aerosol is a DEET 15% skin-applied insect repellent from Quality Home Products, LTD., EPA Reg. No. 90234-3. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 8 hours against mosquitoes and up to 4 against ticks. Longsleeve Repellent is 20% picaridin, listed at up to 14 hours for both mosquitoes and ticks. Every line below comes from EPA’s database or the two products’ own federal labels.
The detailed comparison
Every line from EPA’s database or the products’ own federal labels, quoted and linked.
| Longsleeve Repellent made by us | 15% Insect Repellent Aerosol | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Hour 72, Inc. | Quality Home Products, LTD. |
| Active ingredient | Picaridin 20% | DEET 15% |
| Mosquitoes | 14hrs 4 of 631 products in EPA’s database reach 14 hours. This is one of them. | 8hrs |
| Ticks | 14hrs | 4hrs |
| Also covers | flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h | Mosquitoes and ticks only, per the mined label text. |
| Ingredients disclosed | Active ingredient: Picaridin20% Other ingredients, every one named80% Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol | Active ingredient: DEET15% Other ingredients85% The 85% is not itemized on the label. Federal rules require naming only the active. |
| Formula identity | One formula, one nameEPA registration-number format | One formula, one nameEPA registration-number format |
| Federal label | on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System | on file since 2015 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System |
| EPA Reg. No. | 101457-1 | 90234-3 |
Same name, different product
Products with closely related names span 7% to 15% across 3 different active ingredients. The name on the front of a bottle is not a formula. Check the EPA registration number if you want to know what you are buying.
| Product | Active | EPA Reg. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Cutter Insect Repellent RDD 003RL (SPF 15) | DEET 7% | 121-81 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Active Insect Repellent Sunscreen Cooling Gel (SPF 15) | IR3535 7.5% | 806-25 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Insect Repellent Lotion Spray (SPF 15) | IR3535 7.5% | 806-28 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Outdoor Cool Lotion Spray (SPF 15) | IR3535 7.5% | 806-28 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 15 Sunscreen Spray | IR3535 7.5% | 806-18 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Towelettes (SPF 15) | IR3535 7.5% | 806-22 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Unscented Insect Repellent (SPF 15) | IR3535 7.5% | 806-24 |
| Cutter Insect Repellent #CC129-15 | DEET 7.5% | 121-74 |
| OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) | DEET 7.5% | 4822-468 |
| No-Ad SPF 15 No Bug Sun Block Lotion | DEET 10% | 305-41-71923 |
| SB-10 Stuff (SPF 15) | DEET 10% | 305-41 |
| Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Sunscreen Spray (SPF 15) | IR3535 15% | 806-19 |
| Refined Oil Of Nepata Cataria 15% Liquid | Catnip Oil 15% | 71654-25 |
| Refined Oil Of Nepeta Cataria 15% Lotion | Catnip Oil 15% | 71654-23 |
All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.
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We make one of the products. No house score, no weighting, just the labels. When another product has the better number, we show that too. Methodology
EPA data retrieved 2026-08-18. Registrations and labels change, and our reading of a scanned label can be wrong. Always check the product label you actually have before you buy or apply anything. If you spot a mistake here, email hello@longsleeve.com and we will correct it. Published by Longsleeve, not affiliated with or endorsed by EPA.
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