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Cutter Maximum Strength Insect Repellent Formula 100 vs Longsleeve

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Cutter Maximum Strength 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.

Longsleevemade by usCutter Maximum Strength
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%DEET 98.1%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 5 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 5 hours
Other biting pestsNot on the labelUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsNot on the label
Ingredients namedNot on the labelAll nine ingredients namedNot on the label
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Cutter Maximum Strength Insect Repellent Formula 100 is a DEET 98.1% skin-applied insect repellent from Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp., EPA Reg. No. 121-25. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 5 hours against mosquitoes and up to 5 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 usCutter Maximum Strength Insect Repellent Formula 100
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
DEET 98.1%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

5hrs
Ticks
14hrs
5hrs
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
our EPA-accepted label; named to cosmetic-industry standards
Active ingredient: DEET98.1%
Other ingredients1.9%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

The 1.9% 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 1984 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
121-25

Same name, different product

Products with closely related names span 98.1% to 98.11%. 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.
Cutter Max 100 Mosquito RepellentDEET 98.11%305-30-121

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: DEET Safety: EPA Reviews, CDC Guidance, Kids, and Common Questions.

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