The Fake It Tan Diary


Welcome to The Fake It Tan Diary - your go-to guide for sunless tanning in Australia (and world wide). Here, we share expert self-tanning tips, skin-loving routines, product education, and real glow stories to help you achieve a flawless, natural-looking tan with confidence. Join our glow-getter community and discover skin-first, vegan self-tanning solutions designed to help you fake it beautifully.
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  In 1975, the development of the Fitzpatrick scale, also known as the Prototype scale, marked a significant milestone in dermatology. Harvard University Dermatologist Thomas Fitzpatrick pioneered this scale to effectively assess skin type and the risk of skin cancer. By surveying individuals on their skin's reaction to sunlight, experts identified clear patterns, leading to the classification of six distinct 'skin types' based on melanin levels.To determine one's placement on the Fitzpatrick scale, responses to the following inquiries are considered:1. Eye color2. Hair color3. Skin color (prior to sun exposure... Read more...