Melanotan & Tanning Injections: Safe or Risky? Melanotan II (Tan Jabs): Why They're Not Worth The Risk It doesn't take much to fall down the Barbie Drug rabbit hole. In self tanner subreddits and on TikTok Shop, the tanning injectionaka Melanotan IIis marketed as a self tanner alternative that works by Illegal tanning nasal spray not a 'harmless alternative' to sunbaking, says TGA ABC News Don't risk using tanning products containing melanotan Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky