Australians who use tanning products containing 'melanotan' are at risk of serious health problems. These products include nasal sprays and other injectable and ingestible tanning products, and are being illegally promoted and What are 'melanotan' injections? Explaining the controversial tanning drug Dazed Your body already makes a hormone that tells your skin to tan. Melanotan 2 is a synthetic peptide engineered to mimic that hormone but in a version that's more potent and longer lasting than Don't risk using tanning products containing melanotan Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Nasal tanners claim to work by using Melanotan II, a chemical that darkens skin pigmentation. It is illegal to sell medicinal products containing Melanotan II in the UK but since the tanners are sold Melanotan II an overview ScienceDirect Topics