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Everyone's skin reacts differently to UV light and tans differently. Our skins reaction to the sun and UV light can be characterized as either burning or tanning. This is why it is so important to understand your skin type-as smart tanning is to never burn. By assessing your own skin using the 'Fitzpatrick Scale' Couture Esthetics can create a tanning schedule that will be suit for your skin type.
What are the Different Skin Types?
Skin Type 1
skin colour: pale white or ivory
eye color: light blue, light green or light grey
natural hair color: red or light blonde
skins reaction to sun: always burns and peels, does not tan, will often get freckles, so they should not tan
Skin Type 2
skin colour: pale or fair
eye color: blue, gray, or green
natural hair color: blonde
sun reaction: often will develop freckles, burns and peels often and rarely tans. Tanning is a gradual process
Skin Type 3
skin color: fair, beige or golden
eye color: light brown or hazel
natural hair color: dark blonde or light brown
sun reaction: possible freckles, occasionally burns and sometimes tans. Skin type 3 is are the most common clients at tanning facilities
Skin Type 4
skin color : olive or light brown
eye color: dark brown
natural hair color: dark brown
sun reaction: rarely freckles, rarely burns, and tans often. They are able to develop a tan very quickly.
Skin 5
skin color: dark brown
eye color: dark brown, black
natural hair color: dark brown, black
sun reaction: most likely does not freckle, almost never burns, and always tans. They will be able to see a tan instantly
Skin Type 6
skin color: deeply pigmented dark brown to darkest brown
eye color: dark brown to black
natural hair color: black
sun reaction: never freckles, never burns, and always tans darkly. Extremely tolerant to UV light.
Sources
Choosing The Right Skincare: Learn Your Skin Type And Skin Concerns. (n.d.). Retrieved December
01, 2020, from https://www.trufora.com/blogs/beauty-blog/choosing-the-right-skincare-
learn-your-skin-type-and-skin-concerns
Medical information and health advice you can trust. (n.d.). Retrieved December 01, 2020, from
https://www.healthline.com/
Tanning Certification, Sales Training, Tanning Product Info and Tanning News. (n.d.). Retrieved
December 01, 2020, from https://smarttan.com/
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