What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid? Hannah Tittensor and her boyfriend Ben Dunlop have been injecting themselves with an illegal tanning drug called Melanotan for three years. On top of that, they use sunbeds regularly and slather themselves Tanning, fake tan and Melanotan Cancer Research UK Dangerous 'Barbie drug' Melanotan II sparks crackdown on social media influencers ABC News No, you don't need the 'Barbie drug' to tan, whatever TikTok says. Here's why melanotan II is so risky