October 2017 VOL. 14, ED 3. by PeningtonInstitute Issuu No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Rise in use of 'dangerous' tanning injection Channel 4 News What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid? 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 Avoid those tanning injections! Amy Jayne Aesthetics