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Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Sunscreen Spray (SPF 15) vs Longsleeve

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535… is IR3535. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535… names only the active.

Longsleevemade by usAvon Skin-So-Soft Bug G…
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%IR3535 15%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 8 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 6 hours
Other biting pestsNot on the labelUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsNot on the label
Ingredients namedMore namedAll nine ingredients namedOnly the active is namedThe other 85% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Sunscreen Spray (SPF 15) is a IR3535 15% skin-applied insect repellent from Avon Products, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 806-19. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 8 hours against mosquitoes and up to 6 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 usAvon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Sunscreen Spray (SPF 15)
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
Avon Products, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
IR3535 15%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

8hrs
Ticks
14hrs
6hrs
Also covers
flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h

No pest details beyond the columns above were mined from this label.

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: IR353515%
Other ingredients85%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “beta-alanine, n-acetyl-N-butyl-, ethyl ester*/carboxylic acid OTHER INGREDIENTS: TOTAL: *IR3535® 4 FL” Master labels list what a company MAY print; the tube on the shelf may not carry it.

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 2003 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
806-19

Same name, different product

Products with closely related names span 7.5% to 20.07%. 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 Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 15 Sunscreen SprayIR3535 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 Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent SprayIR3535 15%806-21
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Spray (SPF 30)IR3535 19.7%806-33
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent Spray (SPF 30)IR3535 19.7%806-32
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent SPF 30 Sunscreen SprayIR3535 19.7%806-33
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent SPF 30 Sunscreen Spray Very Water Resistant UnscentedIR3535 19.7%806-32
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Repellent SprayIR3535 20.07%806-20
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 SprayIR3535 7.5%806-17
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SprayIR3535 7.5%806-27

All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.

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Listed alphabetically. Every figure comes from the same EPA 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: Mosquito Repellent for Kids: CDC and AAP Age Rules.

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