No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Say NO to tanning injections and nasal sprays. They are illegal in the UK and have serious, harmful side effects What are 'melanotan' injections? Explaining the controversial tanning drug Dazed Melanotan & Tanning Injections: Safe or Risky? Melanotan What It Is and Its Relation to Skin Cancer 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