SUN exposure increases your risk of skin cancers and causes premature skin ageing, so it’s important to be careful if you spend lots of time outside. Your skin type determines how your skin reacts to ...

The skin phototype classification system was developed by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick in 1975. It is based on the sensitivity of the skin to sunburn and the ability of the skin to tan. The skin phototype ...

Certain skin types are more susceptible to sunburn—and subsequently, to skin cancer—than others. The Fitzpatrick scale was developed to classify human skin types as a way to estimate their response to ...

If you're unfamiliar with phototypes, this is the classification given to how your skin reacts to UV exposure, determined by The Fitzpatrick Scale. Developed in 1975 by Dermatologist Thomas ...

The company said its new Monk Skin Tone Scale replaces a flawed standard of six colors known as the Fitzpatrick Skin Type, which had become popular in the tech industry to assess whether smartwatch ...

Google has revealed its working on a 'more inclusive' alternative to the standard method for classifying skin tones. Both tech experts and dermatologists have complained the six-shade Fitzpatrick Skin ...

SUN exposure increases your risk of skin cancers and causes premature skin ageing, so it’s important to be careful if you spend lots of time outside. Your skin type determines how your skin reacts to ...