Melanotan (MT) II Melanocortin Receptor TargetMol Love Island generation' skin cancer fear BBC News Don't risk using tanning products containing melanotan Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Here's the part nobody explains when they're selling you the "Barbie drug.", Melanotan 2 is a synthetic peptide that mimics alpha MSH a hormone your body already makes to tell your skin cells to Tanning from the inside out = Highly Dangerous and Illegal! Many products advertised on social media platforms promising a tan from the inside out or a tan without sun such No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky