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|+Knowing individual skin type and using the right sunscreen accordingly
!'''Skin type by the Fitzpatrick Scale'''
!'''Skin color'''
!'''Skin tone or other common descriptors'''
!'''Sun exposure effects'''
!'''Recommended sunscreen SPF'''
|-
|'''I'''
|Pale white
|Pale or albino, freckles common (Celtic)
|
* Always burns
* Never tans
| rowspan="2" |30+
|-
|'''II'''
|White
|Light or fair (European)
|
* Always burns
* Rarely tans
|-
|'''III'''
|White
|Light‐intermediate (Dark European)
|
* Sometimes burns
* Sometimes tans
| rowspan="4" |15+
|-
|'''IV'''
|Light brown
|Olive with/without brown tint (Mediterranean)
|
* Tans easily
* Burns less
|-
|'''V'''
|Dark brown
|Brown
|
* Tans easily
* Rarely burns
|-
|'''VI'''
|Black
|Black
|
* Does not burn
|}





Revision as of 18:33, 1 August 2019


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]


Knowing individual skin type and using the right sunscreen accordingly
Skin type by the Fitzpatrick Scale Skin color Skin tone or other common descriptors Sun exposure effects Recommended sunscreen SPF
I Pale white Pale or albino, freckles common (Celtic)
  • Always burns
  • Never tans
30+
II White Light or fair (European)
  • Always burns
  • Rarely tans
III White Light‐intermediate (Dark European)
  • Sometimes burns
  • Sometimes tans
15+
IV Light brown Olive with/without brown tint (Mediterranean)
  • Tans easily
  • Burns less
V Dark brown Brown
  • Tans easily
  • Rarely burns
VI Black Black
  • Does not burn





References