WHAT SKIN TYPE ARE YOU? CIRCLE YOUR RESPONSE 1. What colour are your eyes? 6. To what degree do you turn brown? a. Light Blue, Light Grey or Light Green 0 a. Hardly or not at all 0 b. Blue, Grey or Green 1 b. Light colour tan 1 c. Hazel or Light Brown 2 c. Reasonable tan 2 d. Dark Brown 3 d. Tan very easy 3 e. Brownish Black 4 e. Turn Dark Brown quickly 4 2. What is the natural colour of 7. How deeply do you tan? your hair? a. Not at all or very little 0 a. Sandy Red or Light Blonde 0 b. Lightly 1 b. Blonde 1 c. Moderately 2 c. Dark Blonde/ Brown 2 d. Deeply 3 d. Dark Brown 3 e. Very deeply 4 e. Black 4 3. What is the colour of your skin 8. How does your face react to (non exposed areas)? the sun? a. Reddish 0 a. Very sensitive 0 b. Very Pale 1 b. Sensitive 1 c. Pale with a Beige Tint 2 c. Normal 2 d. Olive or Light Brown 3 d. Very rarely had a problem 3 e. Dark Brown 4 e. Never had a problem 4 4. Do you have freckles on your 9. When did you last expose your unexposed areas? body to the sun (or a sunbed)? a. Lots 0 a. More than 3 months ago 0 b. Some 1 b. 2-3 months ago 1 c. Few 2 c. 1-2 months ago 2 d. Very few 3 d. Less than a month ago 3 e. None 4 e. Less than 2 weeks ago 4 5. What happens to your skin when you stay out in the sun for too long? NOW ADD THEM a. Painful red burn, blistering, ALL UP TO FIND OUT peeling 0 YOUR SKIN TYPE b. Blistering followed by peeling 1 c. Burns sometimes followed by peeling 2 d. Rarely burns 3 e. Never burns 4 TOTAL : Skin Type Score Skin Type 0-7 1 1 8-16 2 17-25 3 2 26-30 4 Over 30 5 & 6 3 SKIN TYPE 1 Typically pale skin that burns very 4 easily and rarely tans. Generally have light coloured or red hair and freckles. Your celeb skin twins include Emma Stone and 5 Prince Harry. You burn very easily and should take extra care to be protected by wearing at least SPF 30 sunscreen and following the rest of 6 the 5 simple steps to staying safe in the sun. SKIN TYPE 2 SKIN TYPE 4 Usually burns but may gradually You tan easily, but your skin will tan. Likely blue or brown eyes and burn with very lengthy exposure light hair. Some may have dark hair to the sun. This type usually has but still have fair skin. Your celeb brown eyes and dark hair. Your skin twins include Owen Wilson and celeb skin twins include Bruno Mars Taylor Swift. You burn very easily and Jennifer Lopez. Even though and should take extra care to be you don’t normally burn you should protected by wearing at least SPF 30 protect your skin from damage sunscreen and following the rest of by following the 5 simple steps to the 5 simple steps to staying safe in staying safe in the sun. the sun. SKIN TYPE 3 SKIN TYPE 5-6 You typically burn with long Naturally brown skin with brown exposure to the sun but generally eyes and dark hair. You only burn tan quite easily. This skin type with excessive exposure to the usually has light olive skin with dark sun and your skin will darken hair and brown eyes. Your celeb skin further very easily. You celeb skin twins include Jennifer Lawrence and twins include Beyoncé and Tiger George Clooney. You can burn and Woods. Although you rarely burn should follow the 5 simple steps to you should protect your skin from staying safe in the sun. damage by following the 5 simple steps to staying safe in the sun. Version 1 Date published: April 2016 Review date: April 2019 If you would like to provide Teenage Cancer Trust with any feedback, please email [email protected].