Fitzpatrick scale
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The Fitzpatrick scale ( Fitzpatrick skin phototype scale , Fitzpatrick test ) is a numerical scale based on the classification of human skin color.
The scale was developed in 1975 by American dermatologist Thomas Fitzpatrick as a way to assess the response of different skin types to exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Fitzpatrick studied the effect of ultraviolet rays on human melanosomes and melanocytes and came to the conclusion that darker skin (which contains more melanosomes than light skin) reacts more strongly to ultraviolet radiation and is more susceptible to tanning. Thus, the Fitzpatrick scale is a classification of skin according to phototype.
The Fitzpatrick scale remains a recognized tool for dermatological studies of human skin pigmentation.