Skin type, hair color, and freckles are predictors of decreased minimal erythema ultraviolet radiation dose

Abstract In a group of 190 white healthy subjects the skin type classification method was found valuable for differentiating subgroups with various degrees of sun sensitivity (except for 33% with borderline or unclassifiable skin type). Sun-sensitive skin types 1 and II were significantly more common among persons with light hair color or freckles, or both (p