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Longsleeve vs Insect Repellent 1994 HVHL

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Insect Repellent 1994 HVHL is DEET. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Insect Repellent 1994 HVHL names only the active.

Longsleevemade by usInsect Repellent 1994 H…
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%DEET 5%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 2 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 2 hours
Other biting pestsLongsleeve longerUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsUp to 2 h · flies, gnats, fleas
Ingredients namedMore namedAll nine ingredients namedOnly the active is namedThe other 95% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceFragrance-freeFragrance-freeFragrance listed

Insect Repellent 1994 HVHL is a DEET 5% skin-applied insect repellent from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 4822-414. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 2 hours against mosquitoes and up to 2 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 usInsect Repellent 1994 HVHL
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
DEET 5%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

2hrs
Ticks
14hrs
2hrs
Also covers
flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h
flies 2hgnats 2hfleas 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: DEET5%
Other ingredients95%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Contents: Water, DEET, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Petrolatum USP, Glycerin USP, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetylalcohol, Silicone Fluid, Titanium Dioxide, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Sodium Chloride, Fragrance” 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 1994 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
4822-414

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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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