The key to identifying your SPF is determining your skin type. Here are the six main skin types. After choosing your type, check out the SPF chart.

Type 1 - Always burns easily, never tans, extremely sun sensitive. Includes red heads, freckle faced individuals.
Type 2 - Burns easily, tans minimally, also sun sensitive. Includes fair skinned, fair haired people. Many Northern Europeans fall into this group.
Type 3 - Sometimes burns, tans gradually to light brown, some sun sensitivity. Common among darker haired Caucasians.
Type 4 - Burns minimally, tans to moderate brown, and virtually no sun sensitivity.
Type 5 - Rarely burns, tans well, sun-insensitive skin. Includes Middle Eastern People, some Hispanics, some African Americans, and some native Americans.
Type 6 - Never burns, deeply pigmented, sun-insensitive skin.