Bias Tag

Should you’re a skincare skilled, you’ve probably heard of the Fitzpatrick Scale. Developed in 1975 by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick as a technique to measure the response of various kinds of skin to ultraviolet light, it has a numeric scale with 6 classifications various by melanin amount. It was originally created to estimate the quantity of injury attributable to the sun to those with lighter tones, we now know that everybody needs sun protection no matter how deep their tone is. But years later, biases like this are still plaguing the skincare industry. Fortunately, a series of funding helps to bolster a recent company’s efforts to make the skincare experience more equitable. It was recently reported that Revea recently raised...