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OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) vs Longsleeve

Longsleeve is Picaridin. OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) is DEET. Longsleeve is registered for more hours against mosquitoes and ticks. The biggest difference is the label: Longsleeve names all nine ingredients; OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) names the active and a few others.

Longsleevemade by usOFF! Lotion Formula HU…
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%DEET 7.5%
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, chiggers, gnats, no-see-ums
Ingredients namedMore namedAll nine ingredients namedActive plus some others namedIts EPA master label names more than the active.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) is a DEET 7.5% skin-applied insect repellent from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 4822-468. 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 usOFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15)
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
DEET 7.5%
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 2hchiggers 2hgnats 2hno-see-ums 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: DEET7.5%
Other ingredients92.5%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Oetyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3 OTHER INGREDIENTS: Deionized Water, DEET, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Glycerin, DEA-Cetyl Phosphate, PVPIEicoseneCopolymer, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol (and) Di” 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 1996 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
4822-468

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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.

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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