Hi Guys

botom line on GMTV This morning

"it is illegal to advertise or sell these injections in the UK"

before using them please ask yourself why

obviously on some people they are producing the desired results, but from what i have heard and personally seen the results are unpredictable/unpleasant and in some cases dangerous and damaging

do you need a tan that much

The trouble is, sites like these get indexed into google, and so in a way its a extra roundabout way of advertising for the named tanning product..

No offence to this site at all, its my bible, I love and am addicted to it

And I've just added to it .....DANG

There is an artical about it in the Daily Mail today, it illigal in this country!!
click on the link below to read the artical

Health alert over sunbed worshippers who are now injecting themselves with illegal tanning drug | Mail Online

No wonder my previous direct question was being..well erm..ignored


Unfortunately some dealers are bypassing trading standards by advertising there wares on .com websites............should be stopped but some people will continue to find ways around the law I guess

hi all,
I just thought id share my oppinion on the melanotan! I personally think it is fab and dont knock it untill you try it. It is very inexpensive also... £40 for 2 bottles...you do 1 jab a day for 8 days(1st bottle) then once a week for 8 weeks after that(second bottle). Ur tan develops after the first week then once the course is finished ur tan lasts for 2-3 months without injections or sunbeds after that. The amount i spend on sunbeds and false tan normally in 3 months tops £40!! you dont look a "hotdog" colour either and ill tell you why... you inject yourself in the fat in ur tummy with an insulin needle and inside that injection is a hormone..this hormone brings out your skins natural melanin. so what ever 'tone' your skin goes in the sun naturally...wether its golden, deep, orange..whatever. THAT is what colour your skin will go! just faster and deeper than normal. The jabs also help against skin cancer as your melanin is your bodys natural defence against uv rays. So as ur going on the sunbed(after the first week to stimulate ur melanin) ur skin is highly protected. It is being used in australia on ginger skins to bring the skin cancer rate down. Anyway....i think youv all heard enough now. I just wanted to let you know. Happy tanning

So what about the side effects and the fact that it is illegal in this country!?!?!?

personnel opinion's aside and not going into the is it right or wrong aspects...the bottom line whether we like it or not ,is that its use has not as yet been verified as being safe and subsequently licenced for sale in this,and other countries.

Until such time as this happens I cannot for the life of me see ,agree or understand why users would expose themselves to potential risk of the as yet unknown long term effects.

As professionals it would not be apropriate for us to endorse treatments which at the moment are illegal

At a guess I would suspect at some point in the future and only after ongoing tests have been properly conducted and that a licence to sell has been obtained that this could legitimately form part of beauty treatments offered by suitably competent therapists under licence etc.

Till then..well erm ...OMG

Hiya, I was just wondering was it you who was on 'This Morning' this morning haha, if it was your tan was lovely!?
Well anyway, im really interested in Melanotan, and have been for some time but have not been able to find anywhere safe enough to buy it from, so I was wondering where it was you got yours from. And another thing I was concerned about was, which do I use Melanotan 1 or 2? Thanks a lot x

Um. It's illegal in the UK.

As has been said (by Collin most recently) the long term effects and side effects are unkown also, why put yourself through this for a tan

Would you do a drugs trial? Not knowing what the side effects or long term consequences would be? Probably not and these trials are under strict control. What controls or backup have you got at home in you bath/bedroom???

I really don't get some people

It was on this morning on ITV and they where saying it is illegal to use and buy as they haven't done enough Trial. It was on this morning.
Melanotan

Sun-lovers who are starved of the real thing could be putting their health at risk by injecting themselves with illegal tanning drug, Melanotan.

The medicines watchdog have put out a warning that there has not been enough research into the drugs possible side effects.

Stacey Boardman has been using the drug for three months and has not as yet experienced any specific side effects.
"The first time I injected myself I got a hot flush and nausea but those have been the only side effects I have suffered. My health has been absolutely fine since," explains Stacey.

Claire Tilstone from the governments Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says:

“It is not known what the possible side effects are or how serious they could be."

Trials in America were halted amid concerns the drug was causing dangerous rises in blood pressure. Some of the users also complained of nausea and flushing while others noticed new moles or freckles or that existing ones got darker.

I would rather wait till they say it is safe to use.

I am still waiting for my tan to appear?!!

I finished the course (10 injections, urs was 8? lol) on the first of november.. and im still not brown.... any ideas or suggestions or even explanations lol

thanks xxxxxxxxx

Considering it's illegal to buy it in the UK you could have been injecting yourself with water for all you know - but you ain't got anyone to complain to about it

What a great forum and a great thread! I only came on to read what Weezer had written about a spraytan machine and I now I know tons about the "barbie injection" PS - thanks Weeser, i am definatly going to buy the shadez spray, I am hoping to set up a mobile tanning business!

My thoughts - what a great idea, I am extremely pale, jags do not bother me and neither does the thought of injection. However I would never ever ever inject anything that had not been tried, tested and approved! Infact I would never swallow, sniff or put anything in my body that hasnt had the green light, especially chemicals. I hope it turns out to be a go-er as it is something I would definately try but it should be monitored and you should be shown how to do it in a professional salon and ir should only be allowed to be purchased from licenced vendors. We shall see eh?!

Considering alot of things are illegal in the UK a tanning injection doesnt worry me in the slightest.
I know its not water cos it has brought me out in a few large dark beauty spots...
The woman who i bought it from said the tan usually appears within three weeks after your course of ten injections (it will be three weeks on saturday) but i was just wondering.. when to buy the other course and start it?! xx