Melanotan is trending again. As a dermatologist, I strongly need to tell you , Its an unapproved injectable peptide, and were seeing:, nausea and flushing, darkening of existing moles, Rise in use of 'dangerous' tanning injection Channel 4 News IMB issues warning over tanning injections at salons or bought on internet The Irish Times 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 Therapeutic Goods Administration cracks down on banned 'Barbie drug' Melanotan II Herald Sun Viral 'Barbie drug' for tanning can cause brain swelling and even cancer, experts warn