Cutter Sport Insect Repellent vs Longsleeve
Longsleeve is Picaridin. Cutter Sport is DEET. No protection time is on file with EPA for it, so there is nothing to compare on hours. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Cutter Sport names only the active.
Cutter Sport Insect Repellent is a DEET 15% skin-applied insect repellent from Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp., EPA Reg. No. 305-48-121. EPA’s consumer database shows no specific protection time for it; per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have one displayed. The same registered formula is sold under 3 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 | Cutter Sport Insect Repellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Hour 72, Inc. | Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp. |
| Active ingredient | Picaridin 20% | DEET 15% |
| Mosquitoes | 14hrs 4 of 631 products in EPA’s database reach 14 hours. This is one of them. | *hrs No time shown in EPA’s consumer tool. Per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have a specific time shown. |
| Ticks | 14hrs | *hrs No time shown in EPA’s consumer tool. Per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have a specific time shown. |
| 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 | Active ingredient: DEET15% Other ingredients85% Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Active Ingredients: DEET .............................................................................................................15.0 % Other Ingredients ………………………………………………………………85.0 % TOTAL 100.0 %” 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 | This formula is sold under 3 names. Search the full databaseEPA registration-number format |
| Federal label | on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System | on file since 1997 · view the federal label for EPA Reg. No. 305-48 (PDF) This is a supplemental distribution of EPA Reg. No. 305-48, so its federal labeling is the registrant’s accepted label and may carry a different brand name. The registrant of record is WPC Brands, Inc.. EPA Pesticide Product Label System |
| EPA Reg. No. | 101457-1 | 305-48-121 |
Same name, different product
Products with closely related names span 10% to 15% 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Cutter Sport-Pack Insect Repellent Aerosol Spray | DEET 10% | 121-65 |
| Cutter Advanced Sport Insect Repellent I | Picaridin 12% | 121-93 |
| Cutter Advanced Sport Insect Repellent | Picaridin 15% | 121-92 |
All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.
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Listed alphabetically. Every figure comes from the same EPA data.
The left column is ours. About Longsleeve
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: Picaridin vs DEET: Duration, Kids, Ticks, and Materials.
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