What Is My Skin Type?

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Kalihonu

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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 834 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022

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Take this short quiz to discover your Fitzpatrick scale skin type (I - VI). This quiz combines your genetic disposition, your reaction to the sun, and your tanning habits to determine your skin type for treatments such as Cutera Laser Genesis.

Questions and Answers

1.

What color are your eyes?
- A.
  
  Light Blue, Gray, or Green
- B.
  
  Blue, Gray, or Green
- C.
  
  Blue or Hazel
- D.
  
  Brown or Black
- E.
  
  Brownish
2.

What is the natural color of your hair?
- A.
  
  Sandy Red
- B.
  
  Blond
- C.
  
  Chestnut or Dark Blond
- D.
  
  Brown
- E.
  
  Black
3.

What is the color of your skin in non-exposed areas?
- A.
  
  Pink or Reddish
- B.
  
  Very Pale or Beige Tint
- C.
  
  Pale with Brown or Olive
- D.
  
  Light Brown
- E.
  
  Dark
4.

Do you have freckles on unexposed areas?
- A.
  
  Many
- B.
  
  Several
- C.
  
  Few
- D.
  
  Incidental
- E.
  
  None
5.

What happens when you stay in the sun too long?
- A.
  
  Painful, redness, blister, and peel
- B.
  
  Blister then peel
- C.
  
  Burn sometimes then peel
- D.
  
  Rarely burn
- E.
  
  Never burn
6.

To what degree does your skin tan?
- A.
  
  Hardly or not at all
- B.
  
  Light color tan
- C.
  
  Reasonable tan
- D.
  
  Tan very easily
- E.
  
  Turn dark brown quickly
7.

Do you turn brown within hours of sun exposure?
- A.
  
  Never
- B.
  
  Seldom
- C.
  
  Sometimes
- D.
  
  Often
- E.
  
  Always
8.

How does your face react to the sun?
- A.
  
  Very sensitive
- B.
  
  Sensitive
- C.
  
  Normal
- D.
  
  Very resistant
- E.
  
  Never had a problem
9.

When did you last expose your body to the sun or to artificial sunlamps or tanning creams?
- A.
  
  More than three months ago
- B.
  
  2-3 months ago
- C.
  
  1-2 months ago
- D.
  
  Less than 1 month ago
- E.
  
  Less than a week ago
10.

Do you have sun exposure in the area you're seeking treatment on? (Treatments being medical aesthetic laser procedures, peels, etc.)
- A.
  
  Never
- B.
  
  Hardly ever
- C.
  
  Sometimes
- D.
  
  Often
- E.
  
  Always

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Mar 21, 2022

Quiz Edited by
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Oct 13, 2010

Quiz Created by
Kalihonu

What Is My Skin Type?

What color are your eyes?

What is the natural color of your hair?

What is the color of your skin in non-exposed areas?

Do you have freckles on unexposed areas?

What happens when you stay in the sun too long?

To what degree does your skin tan?

Do you turn brown within hours of sun exposure?

How does your face react to the sun?

When did you last expose your body to the sun or to artificial sunlamps or tanning creams?

Do you have sun exposure in the area you're seeking treatment on? (Treatments being medical aesthetic laser procedures, peels, etc.)