The Six Skin Types Type 1 - Always burns, never tans. Very fair skin with red or blond hair and freckles. Type 2 - Burns easily, tans mininally. Fair skin. Type 3 - Sometimes burns, gradually tans. Type 4 - Minimum burning, always tans. White, with medium pigmentation. Type 5 - Seldom burns, always tans. Medium to heavy pigmentation. Type 6 - Never burns, bur tans very darkly. African Americans as well as others with heavy pigmentation.
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