Here's the part nobody explains when they're selling you the "Barbie drug." Melanotan 2 is a synthetic peptide that mimics alpha MSH a hormone your body already makes to tell your skin Barbie drug identification: Not a child's play Deville 2024 Journal of Forensic Sciences Wiley Online Library Nasal sprays containing the 'Barbie Drug' melanotan are very, very dangerous and completely unregulated, according to leading dermatologist. Experts say there has been a surge in the use of the illegal tanning aid 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 No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky. Blush