WHAT IS MY
FITZPATRICK
SKINTYPE?
To Determine Your Skin Type:
add up the points for a total​
Your eye color is:
Light blue, light gray or light green = 0
Blue, gray or green = 1
Hazel or light brown = 2
Dark brown = 3
Brownish black = 4
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​Your natural hair color is:
Red or light blonde = 0
Blonde = 1
Dark blonde or light brown = 2
Dark brown = 3
Black = 4​
Your natural skin color (before sun exposure) is:
Ivory white = 0
Fair or pale = 1
Fair to beige, with golden undertone = 2
Olive or light brown = 3
Dark brown or black = 4​
How many freckles do you have on unexposed areas of your skin?
Many = 0
Several = 1
A few = 2
Very few = 3
None = 4​
How does your skin respond to the sun?
Always burns, blisters and peels = 0
Often burns, blisters and peels = 1
Burns moderately = 2
Burns rarely, if at all = 3
Never burns = 4​
Does your skin tan?
Never — I always burn = 0
Seldom = 1
Sometimes = 2
Often = 3​
How deeply do you tan?
Not at all or very little = 0
Lightly = 1
Moderately = 2
Deeply = 3
My skin is naturally dark = 4​
How sensitive is your face to the sun?
Very sensitive = 0
Sensitive = 1
Normal = 2
Resistant = 3
Very resistant/Never had a problem = 4

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type I
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Type I (scores 0–6) always burns, never tans (palest; freckles)
Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064, 785, 730 + 532
All ink colors
2
Type II
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Type II (scores 7–13) usually burns, tans minimally (light colored but darker than fair)
Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064, 785, 730 + 532
All ink colors
3
Type III
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Type III (scores 14–20) sometimes mild burn, tans uniformly (golden honey or olive)
Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064, 785, 730 + 532
All ink colors
4
Type IV
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Type IV (scores 21–27) burns minimally, always tans well (moderate brown)
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Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064, 785, 730 + 532
Black, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Yellow + Some Reduction in Orange​
4
Type V
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Type V (scores 28–34) very rarely burns, tans very easily (dark brown)
Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064
Black, Red, Green, Blue + Some Reduction in Purple
4
Type VI
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Type VI (scores 35–36) never burns (deeply pigmented dark brown to darkest brown)
Picosure Pro Wavelengths: 1064
Black, Red, Green, Blue + Some Reduction in Purple​
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