what is your

Fitzpatrick skin type?

The Fitzpatrick Scale is a tool used to determine:

  1. The amount of pigment on your skin
  2. How your skin reacts to the sun
  3. Your risk of developing skin cancer
  4. What kind of laser wavelengths can be used on your skin and how you scar

Take the quiz below to figure out where you fall on the Fitzpatrick Scale. 

Fitzpatrick Skin Type at a glance

Type 1

Skin Tone: Light Pale/White

Sun Exposure: Always Burns/Never Tans

Celebrity Match: Emma Stone, Cate Blanchette

Type 2

Skin Tone: White/Fair

Sun Exposure: Usually Burns, Tans With Difficulty

Celebrity Match: Julia Roberts, Courtney Cox

Type 3

Skin Tone: Medium White/Olive

Sun Exposure: Sometimes Burns, Gradually Tans to Olive

Celebrity Match: Penelope Cruz, Sandra Bullock

Type 4

Skin Tone: Olive 

Sun Exposure: Rarely Burns, Tans With Ease to Moderate Brown

Celebrity Match: Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendez

Type 5

Skin Tone: Light to Medium Brown

Sun Exposure: Very Rarely Burns, Tans Very Easily

Celebrity Match: Beyonce, Tyra Banks

Type 6

Skin Tone: Dark Brown

Sun Exposure: Never Burns,Tans Very Easily

Celebrity Match: Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyongo

For more information, schedule a consultation with one of Bare Laser professionals at 845.504.5661.

Take The Quiz

Instructions: Each answer has a numerical value next to it. Choose one answer to each question and add up the numbers associated with your responses. Scoring is available at the end of the quiz. 

What color are your eyes?

0 – Light blue, gray, green

1 – Blue, gray, or green

2 – Blue

3 – Dark brown

4 – Brownish black

What is your natural hair color?

0 – Sandy red

1 – Blonde

2 – Chestnut / Dark blonde

3 – Dark brown

4 – Black

What is your skin color (unexposed areas)?

0 – Reddish

1 – Very pale

2 – Pale with a beige tint

3 – Light brown

4 – Dark brown

Do you have freckles on unexposed areas?

0 – Many

1 – Several

2 – Few

3 – Incidental

4 – None

What happens when you stay too long in the sun?

0 – Painful redness, blistering, peeling

1 – Blistering followed by peeling

2 – Burns sometimes followed by peeling

3 – Rare burns

4 – Never had burns

To what degree do you turn brown?

0 – Hardly or not at all

1 – Light color tan

2 – Reasonable tan

3 – Tan very easily

4 – Turn dark brown quickly

Do you turn brown after several hours of sun exposure?

0 – Never

1 – Seldom

2 – Sometimes

3 – Often

4 – Always

How does your face react to the sun?

0 – Very sensitive

1 – Sensitive

2 – Normal

3 – Very resistant

4 – Never had a problem

When did you last expose your body to the sun (or artificial sunlamp/tanning cream)?

0– More than 3 months ago

1 – 2-3 months ago

2 – 12 months ago

3 – Less than a month ago

4 – Less than 2 weeks ago

Did you expose the area to be treated to the sun?

0 – Never

1 – Hardly ever

2 – Sometimes

3 – Often

4 – Always

 

FITZPATRICK SCALE QUIZ SCORE

Total up your points and match your score below to find your skin type. 

0-7 = Type I

8-16 = Type II

17-25 = Type III

25-30 = Type IV

Over 30 = Type V-VI