| Type |
Skin Reaction |
Examples |
| 1 |
Tans little or not at all, always
burns easily and severely, then peels. |
People most often with fair skin,
blue eyes, freckles, white unexposed skin. |
| 2 |
Usually buns easily and severely
(painful burn); tans minimally and lightly; also peels. |
People with fair skin, blue or
hazel eyes, blonde or red hair, white unexposed skin. |
| 3 |
Burns moderately, gains average
tan. |
Average Caucasian, white unexposed
skin. |
| 4 |
Burns minimally, tans easily and
above average with each exposure, exhibits IPD (Immediate
Pigment Darkening) reaction. |
People with light or brown skin,
dark brown hair, dark eyes, unexposed skin is white or light
brown (Asians, Hispanics, and Mediterraneans). |
| 5 |
Rarely burns, tans easily and
substantially, always exhibits IPD reaction. |
Brown-skinned persons, unexposed
skin is brown (East Indians, Hispanics, etc.). |
| 6 |
Tans profusely and never burns,
exhibits IPD reaction. |
Persons with black skin (African
and African Americans, Australian and South Indian Aborigines). |
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