Comparing two different estimates of skin types. Preliminary results from two field campaigns of solar UV personal exposure

Data collected during two field campaigns of solar UV personal exposure were analysed by i) Fitzpatrick's classification and ii) skin type classification based on colorimetric individual typology angle. The two field campaigns were carried out at a sea-side location in central Italy and in a mountainous area of northern Italy involving two groups of volunteers (sunbathers and skiers, respectively) exposed to different UV regimes. It was found that the two kinds of skin classification are complementary and not mutually interchangeable.