Determining Your Fitzpatrick Skin Type

Eye Color Light blue/gray/green Blue, gray or green Hazel or light brown Dark brown Brownish black

Hair Color Red or light blonde Blonde Dark blonde/light brown Dark brown Black

Skin Color (before exposure) Ivory white Fair or pale Fair to beige, golden undertone Olive or light brown Dark brown or black

Freckles (on unexposed skin) Many Several A few Very few None

Result of Sun Exposure Always burns/blisters/peels Often burns/blisters/peels Burns moderately Burns rarely Never burns

Does Your Skin Tan? I always burn Seldom Sometimes Often Always

How Deeply Do You Tan? Not at all/very little Lightly Moderately Deeply I'm naturally dark

Face Sensitivity to Sun Very sensitive Sensitive Normal Resistant Very resistant

Your Skin Type: (complete all questions)

For a skin type, how quickly might you burn, based on UV Index?
Burn Time versus UV Index, by Fitzpatrick Skin Type