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Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Frontier Insect Repellent Spray vs Longsleeve

Both use Picaridin, at different strengths. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. Its label does not say what is in the rest of the formula.

Longsleevemade by usAvon Skin-So-Soft Bug G…
Active ingredientSame active, different strengthPicaridin 20%Picaridin 10%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 6 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 7 hours
Other biting pestsLongsleeve longerUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsUp to 7 h · flies, no-see-ums, gnats
Up to 6 h · listed insects
Ingredients namedNot on the labelAll nine ingredients namedNot on the label
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Frontier Insect Repellent Spray is a Picaridin 10% skin-applied insect repellent from Avon Products, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 806-29. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 6 hours against mosquitoes and up to 7 against ticks. The same registered formula is sold under 2 different product names. 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 usAvon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Frontier Insect Repellent Spray
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
Avon Products, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
Picaridin 10%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

4 of 631 products in EPA’s database reach 14 hours. This is one of them.

6hrs
Ticks
14hrs
7hrs
Also covers
flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h
listed insects 6hflies 7hno-see-ums 7hgnats 7h
Ingredients disclosed
Active ingredient: Picaridin20%
Other ingredients, every one named80%
Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol
our EPA-accepted label; named to cosmetic-industry standards
Active ingredient: Picaridin10%
Other ingredients90%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

The 90% is not itemized on the label. Federal rules require naming only the active.

Formula identity
One formula, one nameEPA registration-number format
This formula is sold under 2 names. Search the full databaseEPA registration-number format
Federal label
on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System
on file since 2005 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
806-29

Same name, different product

Products with closely related names span 7.5% to 10% across 2 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.

ProductActiveEPA Reg. No.
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 Gentle Breeze Sunscreen Mousse (SPF 30)IR3535 7.5%806-26
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 15 Sunscreen SprayIR3535 7.5%806-18
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SprayIR3535 7.5%806-17
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SprayIR3535 7.5%806-27
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent TowelettesIR3535 7.5%806-23
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
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Active Insect Repellent Gentle Breeze SPF 30 Moisturizing Sunblock LotionIR3535 7.5%806-13
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Active Insect Repellent Gentle Breeze SPF 30 Sunscreen Very Water Resistant Moisturizing LotionIR3535 7.5%806-13
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Active Insect Repellent Gentle Breeze SPF 30 Sunscreen Water Resistant (80 Minutes) Moisturizing LotionIR3535 7.5%806-13
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Cool N Fabulous Disappearing Color SPF 30 Sunscreen Very Water Resistant Moisturizing LotionIR3535 7.5%806-14

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.

Every cell is EPA data or the product’s own federal label, retrieved 2026-08-18; registrations and labels change, so verify against the current product label. Methodology.

More on this active ingredient in our Journal: How Long Does Picaridin Last? Skin, Clothes, and Shelf Life.

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