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Natrapel Sun vs Longsleeve

Longsleeve is Picaridin. Natrapel Sun is Citronella. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; Natrapel Sun names only the active.

Longsleevemade by usNatrapel Sun
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%Citronella 4.2%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 1 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 1 hours
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 95.8% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Natrapel Sun is a Citronella 4.2% skin-applied insect repellent from Tender Corp., EPA Reg. No. 1543-14-56575. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 1 hours against mosquitoes and up to 1 against ticks. The same registered formula is sold under 2 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 usNatrapel Sun
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
Tender Corp.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
Citronella 4.2%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

1hrs
Ticks
14hrs
1hrs
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: Citronella4.2%
Other ingredients95.8%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carbomer, CedafV” 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 2 names. Search the full databaseEPA registration-number format
Federal label
on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System
on file since 1998 · view the federal label for EPA Reg. No. 1543-14 (PDF)

This is a supplemental distribution of EPA Reg. No. 1543-14, so its federal labeling is the registrant’s accepted label and may carry a different brand name. The registrant of record is W.F. Young Ince.

EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
1543-14-56575

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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.

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