IMB issues warning over tanning injections at salons or bought on internet The Irish Times It doesn't take much to fall down the Barbie Drug rabbit hole. In self tanner subreddits and on TikTok Shop, the tanning injectionaka Melanotan IIis marketed as a self tanner alternative that works by An unhealthy glow? A review of melanotan use and associated clinical outcomes ScienceDirect I was addicted to illegal nasal tanning sprays I loved the confidence my 'glow' gave me, but it had scary side effects The sale of nasal tanning sprays continues to soar across the UK, despite being illegal and unregulated., They contain the chemical Melanotan II, an artificial hormone that enters the bloodstream and Melanotan II: Tanning injections, nasal sprays harmful to health