Longsleeve vs Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus Picaridin Insect Repellent Spray

Both use Picaridin, at different strengths. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus Pi… lists a longer time against no-see-ums, gnats, flies. Its label does not say what is in the rest of the formula.

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Active ingredientSame active, different strengthPicaridin 20%Picaridin 10%

MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 8 hoursLabel says up to 12 hours.

TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 12 hours

Other biting pestsLonger on no-see-ums, gnats, fliesUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsUp to 12 h · no-see-ums, gnats, flies

Ingredients namedNot on the labelAll nine ingredients namedNot on the label

FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus Picaridin Insect Repellent Spray is a Picaridin 10% skin-applied insect repellent from Avon Products, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 806-31. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 8 hours against mosquitoes and up to 12 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 us	Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus Picaridin 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.	8hrs EPA’s tool and the current federal label differ: the label states up to 12 hours. Both are shown; neither is adjudicated.
Ticks	14hrs	12hrs
Also covers	flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h	no-see-ums 12hgnats 12hflies 12h
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 namesEPA registration-number format
Federal label	on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System	on file since 2006 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.	101457-1	806-31

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.

Product	Active	EPA Reg. No.
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Active Insect Repellent Gentle Breeze SPF 30 Moisturizing Sunblock Lotion	IR3535 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 Lotion	IR3535 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 Lotion	IR3535 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 Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Cool N Fabulous Disappearing Color SPF 30 Sunscreen Water Resistant (80 Minutes) Moisturizing Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Cool N Fabulous SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Cool N Fabulous SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon Skin-So-Soft SSS Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent Gentle Breeze SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-13
Avon SSS Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 30 Moisturizing Sunblock Lotion Cool 'N Fabulous	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon SSS Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 30 Sunscreen Very Water Resistant With Vitamin E & Aloe Disappearing Color Cool N Fabulous	IR3535 7.5%	806-14
Avon SSS Skin-So-Soft Gentle Breeze Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Insect Repellent SPF 30 Moisturizing Sunblock Lotion	IR3535 7.5%	806-13
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus Picaridin Insect Repellent Spray	Picaridin 10%	806-29
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus Picaridin Insect Repellent Spray	Picaridin 10%	806-31
Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus Picaridin Insect Repellent Towelettes	Picaridin 10%	806-30

All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.

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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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