Tanning, fake tan and Melanotan Cancer Research UK 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 Dangerous 'Barbie drug' Melanotan II sparks crackdown on social media influencers ABC News That quick tan injection is NOT worth the risk., Melanotan peptide injections stimulate pigment cells, and its use has been linked to rapid changes in moles, including the potentially fatal skin What are 'melanotan' injections? Explaining the controversial tanning drug Dazed No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky