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Longsleeve vs Buzz Away Insect Repellent

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Buzz Away is Citronella Oil. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Buzz Away names only the active.

Longsleevemade by usBuzz Away
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%Citronella Oil 5%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 2 hoursFrom its label; EPA lists no time.
TicksNot on fileUp to 14 hoursNot registeredEPA lists it as not registered for ticks.
Other biting pestsLongsleeve longerUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsUp to 2 h · gnats, no-see-ums
Ingredients namedMore namedAll nine ingredients namedOnly the active is namedThe other 95% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Buzz Away Insect Repellent is a Citronella Oil 5% skin-applied insect repellent from Quantum Inc., EPA Reg. No. 66551-4. EPA’s consumer database shows no specific protection time for it; per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have one displayed. 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 usBuzz Away Insect Repellent
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
Quantum Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
Citronella Oil 5%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

2-3hrs
Ticks
14hrs
X

Not registered for protection from ticks (EPA’s legend).

Also covers
flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h
gnats 2hno-see-ums 2h
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: Citronella Oil5%
Other ingredients95%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “OTHER INGREDIENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95%” 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
66551-4

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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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