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Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:28 am  |
| RussianSunshine wrote: |
What is exactly type IV skin? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale
The Fitzpatrick Scale:
* Type I (scores 0-7) White; very fair; red or blond hair; blue eyes; freckles
Always burns, never tans
* Type II (scores 8-16) White; fair; red or blond hair; blue, hazel or green eyes
Usually burns, tans with difficulty
* Type III (scores 17-25) Cream white; fair with any eye or hair color; very common
Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans
* Type IV (scores 25-30) Dark Brown; typical Mediterranean Caucasian skin
Rarely burns, tans with ease
* Type V (scores over 30) Dark brown; Middle Eastern skin types
Very rarely burns, tans very easily
* Type VI Black
Never burns, tans very easily
(Disclaimer - some people do not like wikipedia as a source for information, but a search around the internet will give you the same information. I used the first source that popped up.) |
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