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SIE- Skin Care II #2
fitzpatrick scale review
Skin Type | Burns or Tans | Characteristics |
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Type I | always burns, never tans | very fair skin, red or blonde hair, blue eyes, likely freckled skin |
Type II | burns easily, tans minimally | fair skin, blue, green, or hazel eyes; blonde or red hair |
Type III | sometimes burns, gradually tans | very common coloring; still fair, but with any color hair and eyes |
Type IV | rarely burns, always tans | typical mediterranean caucasian skin; medium to heavy pigmentation |
Type V | very rearely burns, always tans | middle-eastern skin types, not sun sensitive |
Type VI | almost never burns | black skin; generally never sun sensitive |