Melanotan II

Also known as: MT-II, Melanotan 2

Status

No approved product. No approved product found in the regulators this site checks. Regulators including the MHRA and TGA have issued explicit public warnings against it.

What it is

A synthetic melanocortin analogue developed in the 1980s to study tanning. It stimulates melanin production — along with the sexual and appetite side effects that made it a poor drug candidate.

What published research measured

Its tanning effect is real, which is exactly why unregulated 'barbecue nasal sprays' sell. Regulators have linked unregulated products to contamination and dosing chaos, and the approved-franchise successor (afamelanotide, as Scenesse) exists only for a rare light-sensitivity disease, implanted by clinicians.

Caution

Explicitly warned against by regulators. The tanning injectables sold online are not regulated products.

Source

MHRA and TGA public warnings; no approved consumer product

Sources

No linked primary source is on file for this entry yet.

Educational use only, never medical advice. No doses.