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Repel Insect Repellent Sportsman Max Formula 40% DEET vs Longsleeve

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

Longsleevemade by usRepel
Active ingredientDifferent activesPicaridin 20%DEET 40%
MosquitoesLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 6 hours
TicksLongsleeve longerUp to 14 hoursUp to 3 hours
Other biting pestsLongsleeve longerUp to 8 h · flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-umsUp to 5 h · gnats
Up to 3 h · chiggers
Up to 2 h · flies
Ingredients namedMore namedAll nine ingredients namedOnly the active is namedThe other 60% is one figure, as federal rules allow.
FragranceNot on the labelFragrance-freeNot on the label

Repel Insect Repellent Sportsman Max Formula 40% DEET is a DEET 40% skin-applied insect repellent from WPC Brands, Inc., EPA Reg. No. 305-46. EPA’s consumer database lists it at up to 6 hours against mosquitoes and up to 3 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 usRepel Insect Repellent Sportsman Max Formula 40% DEET
Made by
Hour 72, Inc.
WPC Brands, Inc.
Active ingredient
Picaridin 20%
DEET 40%
Mosquitoes
14hrs

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

6hrs
Ticks
14hrs
3hrs
Also covers
flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h
gnats 5hchiggers 3hflies 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: DEET40%
Other ingredients60%
the ingredient panel format on the product’s federal label

Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “OTHER INGREDIENTS .................................................................................60.0 %” 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 1995 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System
EPA Reg. No.
101457-1
305-46

Same name, different product

Products with closely related names span 10% to 40%. 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.

ProductActiveEPA Reg. No.
Repel Insect Repellentr Sportsmen Max Formula Lotion 40% DEETDEET 40%121-96-305
Repel Insect Repellentr Sportsmen Max Formula Spray Pump 40% DEETDEET 40%121-88-305
Repel Insect Repellent Sportsman Formula 20% DEETDEET 20%305-44
Repel Insect Repellent Sportsman Formula 25% DEETDEET 25%305-61
Repel Insect Repellent Sportsman Formula 29% DEETDEET 29%305-49
Repel Camp Lotion for Families 10% DEETDEET 10%305-42
Repel Insect Repellent Scented Family Formula 15% DEETDEET 15%305-48
Repel Insect Repellent Family Formula Spray Pump 23% DEETDEET 23%121-34-305
Repel Insect Repellent Scented Family Formula 23% DEETDEET 23%305-50
Repel Insect Repellentr Mosquito Wipes 30% DEETDEET 30%121-86-305
Coleman Insect Repellent 40% DEET SportsmenDEET 40%79533-5

All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.

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Listed alphabetically. Every figure comes from the same EPA data.

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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.

More on this active ingredient in our Journal: DEET Safety: EPA Reviews, CDC Guidance, Kids, and Common Questions.

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