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# skinType

The user’s skin type.

```
var skinType: HKFitzpatrickSkinType { get }
```

## Discussion

For a list of possible skin types, see [`HKFitzpatrickSkinType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKFitzpatrickSkinType).

## Topics

### Valid Skin Types

[`HKFitzpatrickSkinType`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKFitzpatrickSkinType)

Categories representing the user’s skin type based on the Fitzpatrick scale.


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