OFF! Lotion Formula II vs Longsleeve
OFF! Lotion Formula II is a DEET 7.5% skin-applied insect repellent from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 4822-362. 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.
Longsleeve Repellent vs OFF! Lotion Formula II
- Active ingredient: Picaridin 20%
- Mosquitoes up to 14 hours
- Ticks up to 14 hours
- All nine ingredients named on the tube
- Fragrance free
- Also covers flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-ums up to 8 hours (per label)
- One formula, one name
- Active ingredient: DEET 7.5%
- Mosquitoes up to 2 hours
- Ticks up to 2 hours
- An optional ingredient list appears in its EPA master label; whether the tube prints it is up to the company
- Also covers flies 2h, gnats 2h, no-see-ums 2h, fleas 2h (per label)
- One formula, one name
The detailed comparison
Every line from EPA’s database or the products’ own federal labels, quoted and linked.
| Longsleeve Repellent made by us | OFF! Lotion Formula II | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2hgnats 2hno-see-ums 2hfleas 2h |
| Ingredients disclosed | Active ingredient: Picaridin20% Other ingredients, every one named80% Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol | Active ingredient: DEET7.5% Other ingredients92.5% Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “CONTENTS: Deionized water, DEET, Distearyldimonium chloride, Petrolatum USP, Glycerin USP, Isopropyl palmitate, Cetylalcohol, Aloe, Dimethicone, Titanium dioxide USP, Methyl paraben, Propyl paraben, Sodium chloride, Frag” 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 1991 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System |
| EPA Reg. No. | 101457-1 | 4822-362 |
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. Published by Longsleeve, not affiliated with or endorsed by EPA. Methodology.
Same name, different product
Products with closely related names span 5% to 8% across 3 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.
| Product | Active | EPA Reg. No. |
|---|---|---|
| OFF! Daily Defense Insect Repellent II | Picaridin 5% | 4822-536 |
| OFF! FamilyCare Insect Repellent II | Picaridin 5% | 4822-536 |
| OFF! Out & About Insect Repellent II | Picaridin 5% | 4822-536 |
| OFF! Familycare Insect Repellent VI | DEET 5.6% | 4822-552 |
| OFF! Insect Repellent 1990 #3 | DEET 7% | 4822-368 |
| OFF! Insect Repellent Formula 1990 #3 | DEET 7% | 4822-368 |
| OFF! Insect Repellent III | DEET 7% | 4822-396 |
| OFF! Skintastic Family Insect Repellent | DEET 7% | 4822-396 |
| OFF! Skintastic Insect Repellent II | DEET 7% | 4822-396 |
| Unscented OFF! Skintastic Insect Repellent | DEET 7% | 4822-396 |
| Unscented OFF! Skintastic Spray Insect Repellent | DEET 7% | 4822-395 |
| OFF! Lotion Formula HU (SPF 15) | DEET 7.5% | 4822-468 |
| OFF! Skintastic II | DEET 7.5% | 4822-373 |
| OFF! Botanicals Towelettes | p-Menthane-3,8-diol 8% | 4822-526 |
All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.
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