Sun and Skin: From Burns to Melanoma, What Every Clinician Needs to Know and Share Risks of Melanotan: TGA to issue fresh warning against 'Barbie drug' The Australian Australians who use tanning products containing 'melanotan' are at risk of serious health problems. These products include nasal sprays and other injectable and ingestible tanning products, and are being illegally promoted and Melanotan is not a tan. It's an unregulated peptide with real risk. As a dermatologist, here's the reality: It has been linked to new and changing moles including cases of Insights into Tanning Biology and Tanning Products JCAD The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology