Australia's health regulator has issued an urgent alert against Melanotan a dangerous tanning product. "This stuff that people are getting is unlicensedand off the black market." Dr Greg Goodman Your body already makes a hormone that tells your skin to tan. Melanotan 2 is a synthetic peptide engineered to mimic that hormone but in a version that's more potent and Before you take tanning pills, listen to this!, The active ingredient in tanning pills are known as Canthaxanthin, and although this ingredient is approved by the FDA, the high amount of this What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid?