In addition to the above, medical professionals at COSMEBEAUTE classify skin according to the Fitzpatrick skin photo type, to assess a patient’s risk of sunburn and skin cancer and also to assess the suitability or degree of treatments such as laser or UV therapy skin treatments.

The Fitzpatrick Scale classifies skin from Type I to Type VI.

Fitzpatrick Skin Type I: Skin is sensitive to UV exposure, always burns and never tans (patients with pale white skin, green/blue eyes, blonde/red hair).

Fitzpatrick Skin Type II: Skin burns easily and tans minimally (patients with fair skin and blue eyes).

Fitzpatrick Skin Type III: Skin burns moderately and tans gradually to light brown (patients with darker white skin).

Fitzpatrick Skin Type IV: Skin burns minimally no always tans well to moderately brown (patients with light brown skin).

Fitzpatrick Skin Type V: Skin rarely burns and tans profusely to dark (patients with brown skin).

Fitzpatrick Skin Type VI: Skin never burns, is deeply pigmented and is least sensitive to UV exposure (patients with dark brown or black skin).

 

If your skin type is I or II, you are at a higher risk of sun damage, skin ageing from sun exposure, melanoma and other skin cancers so use the SPF factor 50 where you can

 

If your skin type is III or IV, you generally have a lower risk of skin cancer than people with skin types I and II but may still be at risk of developing sun damage, skin ageing, melanoma and other skin cancers and again use the SPF factor where you can.

 

If your skin type is V or VI, you generally have a lower risk of developing skin cancer compared to people with lighter skin but SPF factor 50 is also recommended where you can.

 

Check your skin tone and any issue at Universkin-Cosmebeaute