We distinguish between six skin types

Skin Type I Skin colour: very pale, pink, ivory, milky white. Freckles: common. Hair: red, blond, very pale. Eyes: blue, green, light grey, very rarely light brown. Sunburn: always severe. Safe time in the sun: up to 10 minutes.

Skin Type II Skin colour: pale, peachy. Freckles: occasional. Hair: red, brown, golden, all shades of blond. Eyes: blue, green, grey, brown. Sunburn: mostly intense. Safe time in the sun: up to 15 minutes.

Skin Type III Skin colour: light brown, light beige, olive. Freckles: very rare. Hair: dark blond, chestnut. Eyes: blue, green, grey, brown. Sunburn: occasionally moderate. Safe time in the sun: up to 20 minutes.

Skin Type IV Skin colour: dark brown, light brown, olive, yellowish, pale bronze. Freckles: none. Hair: dark brown, black. Eyes: black, brown, infrequently grey, infrequently green, very rarely blue. Sunburn: rare and not serious. Safe time in the sun: up to 30 minutes.

Skin Type V Skin colour: very dark, bronze, yellow, yellow-brown, copper. Freckles: none. Hair: dark brown, black. Eyes: black, brown, infrequently grey, very rarely green. Sunburn: very rare and not serious. Safe time in the sun: up to 50 minutes.

Skin Type VI Skin colour: dark, from dark brown to near black. Freckles: none. Hair: black. Eyes: black, brown, infrequently grey, very rarely green. Sunburn: practically non-existent. Safe time in the sun: 60+ minutes.