Skin Types for Sun Damage
Here are the 6 categories for your normal unexposed skin color by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, determining your sun risk. You will recognize yourself in one.
Fair skin …Type 1 Very High Risk
- Usually light eye color, hair and freckles, always burns easily and never tans, very high sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., Irish, Scot decent.
- First to show signs of aging and sun damage, sun block or screen should be worn everyday, rain or shine.
Fair skin …Type 2 High Risk
- Often slightly darker eye and hair color than Type 1, always burns easily with minimal tan later, high sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., light skin northern European decent.
- Shows signs of aging and sun damage quickly, sun block or screen should be worn everyday, rain or shine.
Fair skin …Type 3 Moderate Risk
- Varied eye and hair color, burns minimally but tans gradually and uniformly, moderate to average sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., German, Swedish decent.
- Slower to show signs of aging and sun damage, sun block or screen should definitely be worn on sunny days and everyday as a preventive.
Light brown skin …Type 4 Low Moderate Risk
- Medium to dark brown-black hair color and often brown eyes, burns minimally and always tans well, low to moderate sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hispanic, Asian, Mediterranean decent.
- Slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage, sun block or screen should be worn on sunny days.
Brown skin …Type 5 Low Risk
- Dark brown-black hair color and predominately brown eyes, rarely burns and tans profusely, low sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., American and Eastern Indian, Hispanic, light skin African American decent.
- Very slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage, sun block or screen should be worn on sunny days.
Dark brown or black skin …Type 6 Very Low Risk
- Dark brown-black hair color and predominately brown-black eyes, deeply pigmented skin rarely burns, darkens profusely, very low sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., African, African American, South Indian Aborigines, mixed race decent.
- Very slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage...appears ageless, sun block or screen should be worn on sunny days to stop darkening skin color and prevent hidden sunburns or sun damage.
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