Table 1 Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale categories [12]

1

White; very fair; red or blonde hair; blue eyes;

Always burns, never tans

2

White; fair; red or blonde hair; blue, hazel or green

Usually burns, tans with difficulty

3

Cream white; fair with any eye or hair colour

Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans

4

Brown; typical Mediterranean Caucasian skin

Rarely burns, tans with ease

5

Dark brown; Middle Eastern skin types

Very rarely burns, tans very easily

6

Black

Never burns, tans very easily