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The Luschan Scale is based on the skin under the arm (that is how Luschan recorded pigmentation). Its not based on the face or exposed areas because virtually everyone appears somewhat darker (even if minimal) through the influence of the sun or other environmental factors. Even if you don't get much sunlight, exposed areas are still darker.
Very few people are Type I on the face or exposed areas, the only exception being albinos or very depigmentated Nordics, its also sometimes associated with the freckled redhead type. However many Europeans are Type I under the arm, its just that their exposed body parts are slightly darker. This is why Types I + II are usually combined as the ''light type'' (1-12) on pigmentation maps -
I'm Type I under the arm (pale white) but Type II (probably a 7 or 8) on the face and exposed areas, still very light skin, but not milky pale white. I rarely ever have seen Type I in the face, its just sometimes associated with redheads (or of course albinos).
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