Author: Mary Gillespie
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Here are the 6 categories for normal skin color unexposed to sunlight by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, M.D., Ph.D., 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, never tans, and very high sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., Irish, Scottish decent.
- First to show signs of aging and sun damage.
- Sunscreen 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.
- Sunscreen 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 and Swedish decent.
- Slower to show signs of aging and sun damage.
- Sunscreen 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 eye. Burns minimally, always tans well, low to moderate sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hispanic, Asian, and Mediterranean decent.
- Slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage.
- Sunscreen 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, and light skin African American decent.
- Very slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage.
- Sunscreen should be worn on sunny days.
Dark brown or black skin …Type 6 Very Low Risk
- Dark brown-black hair color, predominately brown-black eyes, and deeply pigmented skin. Rarely burns, darkens profusely, very low sun induced melanoma cancer occurrence, e.g., African, African American, South Indian Aborigines, and mixed race decent.
- A very slow rate presenting signs of aging and sun damage...appears ageless.
- Sunscreen should be worn on sunny days to stop darkening skin color, and prevent hidden sunburns, or sun damage.
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