No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Melanotan II: Tanning injections, nasal sprays harmful to health 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 Imagine just wanting to be jacked and tan and you end up like this? Melanotan II is a peptide that increases the melanin in your skin and can give men a boner that Hypopigmented burn hypertrophic scar contains melanocytes that can be signaled to re pigment by synthetic alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone in vitro PLOS One