Skin Types


Fitzpatrick Classification Scale 

Skin Type            Skin Colour                                                  Characteristics

I                            White; very fair; red or blond hair;                  Always burns, never tans
                             blue eyes; freckles
II                           White; fair; red or blond hair; blue,                 Usually burns, tans  with difficulty
                             hazel, or green eyes
III                          Cream white; fair with any eye or                   Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans
                             hair colour; very common
IV                          Brown; typical Mediterranean                         Rarely burns, tans with ease   
V                           Dark Brown; mid-eastern skin types                Very rarely burns, tans very easily
VI                          Black


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