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 Tanning from the inside out = Highly Dangerous and Illegal! Many products advertised on social media platforms promising a tan from the inside out or a tan without sun such Emerging Threat: Melanotan, Repackaging, and Online Sales 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 Health expert says Melanotan II darkens skin moles and can make melanoma hard to detect Herald Sun