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Health Advice - Skin Type Guide

SKIN TYPE	SKIN DESCRIPTION	REACTION TO TANNING
1	Very Fair Usually lots of freckles, red or sandy hair; blue or grey eyes	High burn risk; skin turns red and peels. Advised not to tan in sunlight Do NOT use a sunbed
2	Fair Possibly with freckles; blond to brown hair; blue, green and grey eyes	High burn risk. Great care should be taken in tanning. Tanning tends to be light
3	Fair to light brown No freckles; dark blond or brown hair, grey or green eyes	Medium risk of burning. Capable of building up a moderate tan
4	Light brown Dark brown hair and eyes	Burning is rare; tanning is rapid and deep
5	Deep brown skin Dark hair and eyes	Burning is seldom; tanning is rapid and deep. This type of skin has it's own natural protection
6	Very dark skin Black hair and dark eyes	Never burns in natural sunlight.

NB: Skin Types 4, 5 and 6: These skin types need to exercise precaution on initial exposure. Initial exposure should also be moderate. This particularly applies if living in the UK as natural skin protection factor is depleted through lack of regular exposure to sunshine.

WEEKLY sensible usage of a sunbed:

People with skin type 1; children under 16 and people on certain medications that may cause photosensitivity; people with a history of skin cancer in their family should NOT USE a sunbed at all.

Moderate tanning of 2-3 sessions a week is OK for everyone else but ensure you rest the skin for a minimum of 24 hours between each session and at least 48 hours for skin type 2.