No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Don't risk using tanning products containing melanotan Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky Melanotan & Tanning Injections: Safe or Risky? 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