What exactly is Melanotan and how does the tanning solution work? 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 Rise in use of 'dangerous' tanning injection Channel 4 News Melanotan Premium Research Peptide by SRL Allopathic MT2 Melanotan Injection Cornerstone Digger, Jalandhar ID: 2854626586455 Hannah Tittensor and her boyfriend Ben Dunlop have been injecting themselves with an illegal tanning drug called Melanotan for three years. On top of that, they use sunbeds regularly and slather themselves