Understand Olive Skin Tone
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Understand Olive Skin tone
Most people think that "olive" skin tone is the same as "tan" or "dark", or
that it refers to some sort of "non-white" or "mixed"
ethnicity, while in fact, olive skin tone, has nothing to do with one's skin shade. Olive skin tone is very specific and is shared by many
different ethnicities around the world.
Olive skin tone around the world
The Fitzpatrick scale or phototype allows to classify individuals
depending on the reaction of their skin following sun exposure.
It was created in 1975 by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick.
