Longsleeve vs Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2850
Longsleeve is Picaridin. Morpel Pressurized is DEET. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Morpel Pressurized names only the active.
Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2850 is a DEET 25% skin-applied insect repellent from Vertellus Performance Materials, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 51147-19. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 8 hours against mosquitoes. 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 | Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2850 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Hour 72, Inc. | Vertellus Performance Materials, Inc. |
| Active ingredient | Picaridin 20% | DEET 25% |
| Mosquitoes | 14hrs 4 of 631 products in EPA’s database reach 14 hours. This is one of them. | 8hrs |
| 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 | 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 | Active ingredient: DEET25% Other ingredients75% Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “DEET Page 1 of 2 2016_03_08, 51147-19, master clean (zika) Under the Federal insectic^e” 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 namesEPA registration-number format |
| Federal label | on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System | on file since 2005 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System |
| EPA Reg. No. | 101457-1 | 51147-19 |
Same name, different product
Products with closely related names span 7% to 25%. 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. |
|---|---|---|
| Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2853 | DEET 7% | 51147-20 |
| Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2854 | DEET 15% | 51147-21 |
All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.
Compare another one
- Morpel Pressurized Insect Repellent Spray 2854DEET 15%
- Aquapel 25% DEET Insect Repellent Pump Spray 27411DEET 25%
- Aquapel Insect Repellent Pump Spray 27412DEET 15%
- B & G Repel Personal Insect Repellent SprayDEET 14.25%
- Coleman 25% DEET Insect Repellent Dry SprayDEET 25%
- Morpel Insect Repellent Towelette 2843DEET 12.33%
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.
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