How does dry skin differ among skin tones?

Dermatologists identify skin tones in a range of 1-6, from light tones to dark. People with lighter tones (types 1-3) might have dry skin that’s red or pink, while darker tones (4-6) may hyperpigment, which means the skin has patches of deeper color. In Black skin, dry skin may appear ashy. “It's almost like a dull look to the skin,” says Dr. Mitchell, “You have to have some color in the skin in order to see it, because it’s almost like an undertone of a whitish gray patch in the skin. You really can’t pick that up on skin that doesn’t have color to it.”