Brits buy 17 illegal 'Barbie' tanning injections that 'lead to kidney failure, brain swelling and hallucinations' Melanotan II is the product that's been dubbed the "Barbie drug" on social media, and promises to give users a tan without the sun but it can have serious side effects including, in rare cases, 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 Doctors have warned people not to use so called 'Barbie Doll' tanning injections bought over the internet Irish Mirror Eruptive Dysplastic Nevi Following Melanotan Use Actas Dermo Sifiliogrficas