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Deep Woods Off! vs Longsleeve

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Deep Woods Off! 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; Deep Woods Off! names only the active.

Longsleevemade by usDeep Woods Off!
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%DEET 20%
MosquitoesNot on fileUp to 14 hoursNo time on file
TicksNot on fileUp to 14 hoursNo time on file
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 80% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Deep Woods Off! is a DEET 20% skin-applied insect repellent from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 66306-1-4822. 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 8 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 usDeep Woods Off!
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
DEET 20%
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
our EPA-accepted label; named to cosmetic-industry standards
Active ingredient: DEET20%
Other ingredients80%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Inactive ingredients acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, aminomethyl propanol, carrageenan, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl phosphate, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, propylene glycol, tocoph” 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 8 names. Search the full databaseEPA registration-number format
Federal label
on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System
on file since 1994 · view the federal label for EPA Reg. No. 66306-1 (PDF)

This is a supplemental distribution of EPA Reg. No. 66306-1, so its federal labeling is the registrant’s accepted label and may carry a different brand name. The registrant of record is Iguana LLC.

EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
66306-1-4822

Same name, different product

Products with closely related names span 20% to 31% 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.

ProductActiveEPA Reg. No.
Deep Woods Off! Insect Repellent With SunscreenDEET 20%66306-1-4822
Johnson Wax Deep Woods Formula OFF! Fly & Mosquito RepellentDEET 20%4822-119
Off! Deep Woods Insect Repellent With SunscreenDEET 20%66306-1-4822
OFF! Deep Woods Sportsmen Insect Repellent VIPicaridin 20%4822-564
Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen Insect Repellent TowelettesDEET 25%4822-258
Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen Insect Repellent VIIIDEET 25%4822-399
Deep Woods OFF! Insect Repellent VIIDEET 25%4822-399
OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent TowelettesDEET 25%4822-258
OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent VDEET 25%4822-167
OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent VIIDEET 25%4822-399
Unscented Deep Woods OFF! For Sportsmen Insect Repellent IIDEET 25%4822-399
Unscented Deep Woods OFF! Insect Repellent IIDEET 25%4822-399
Unscented Deep Woods OFF! Insect RepellentDEET 30%4822-397
OFF! Deep Woods Sportsmen Insect Repellent IIDEET 31%4822-397

All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.

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

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