Skin has been identified in six categories or six skin types. Type I being the fairest skin that cannot tan outdoors or indoor in the tanning facility. There's skin type VI which is an individual that almost never sunburns. Skin type VI would be an Australian aborigine or perhaps someone of Jamaican origin with the very, very dark skin. Skin type III is the most common skin type in the United States today. This is generally a person of Central European descent; generally darker eyes and darker hair and a great propensity to tan. Skin type II is the second most common skin type. This is generally a more Northern European heritage and this is a slightly lighter skin type. These people can tan, but also can sunburn fairly easily, so they have to be very careful on how they develop their tans. So, indoor tanning facilities are a great tool for people of skin type II to slowly develop a tan in a non-burning fashion. Skin type IV is perhaps a Mexican or oriental type of skin type. These people can also develop tans very easily and sunburn less often but they do sunburn. So, the skin types II, III or IV are the most common of what we see in an indoor tanning salon.
