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==== Skin types and the risk of sunburn ====
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|+Table 2. Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype Scale<ref name=":4">Gupta V, Sharma VK. Skin typing: Fitzpatrick grading and others. Clinics in dermatology. 2019 Sep 1;37(5):430-6.</ref>
!Type
!Natural skin colour
!UV Sensitivity
!Tendency to burn
|-
|1
|very fair, pale white, often freckled
|highly sensitive
|always burns, never tans
|-
|2
|fair, white skin
|very sensitive
|burns easily, tans minimally
|-
|3
|light brown
|sensitive
|burns moderately, usually tans
|-
|4
|moderate brown
|less sensitive
|burns minimally, tans easily
|-
|5
|dark brown
|minimal sensitivity
|rarely burns
|-
|6
|deeply pigmented dark brown to black
|minimal sensitivity
|never burns
|}
Other methods of skin typing include<ref name=":4" />:

* Lancer ethnicity scale
* Fanous skin classification
* Goldman world classification scale
* Taylor hyperpigmentation scale
* Roberts skin type classification system