In a hood, 0.02 g or 1 drop of the unknown is added to 0.5 mL of methylene chloride. Add a dilute solution of bromine in methylene chloride dropwise, with shaking, until the bromine color persists. The bromine solution must be fresh.
This is known to be the palest skin type, characterized by creamy, ivory skin with pink as the undertone. It tends to turn red and burn easily. But, the skin doesnât tan easily. The skin type of humans with fair skin tone can be milky or pale. The skin of such people does not tan well naturally.
Pale bluish or grayish skin tone (cyanosis), which can also affect the lips and nails. Patchy skin color changes, such as patches of white skin (vitiligo). Tiny red or purple spots (petechiae). Unusually light skin color (hypopigmentation). Pigment-producing cells in the skin called melanocytes give skin its color. Melanocytes produce a pigment called melanin. Lighter skin, or hypopigmented skin, produces less melanin, while darker areas of skin, or hyperpigmented skin, produce more melanin.