Nasal Tanning Spray Just Stay Away Vanguard Skin Specialists No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Amber Haque buys different versions of Melanotan 2, an illegal weight loss product also known as the Barbie drug and sends it to a laboratory for testing., If you need support for any of these 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 Melanotan What It Is and Its Relation to Skin Cancer Barbie drug' nasal spray tan plugged by influencers causes cancer, doctors warn