Sun damage is not pretty and can leave you vulnerable to cancer. Melanotan peptides are used to prevent sunlight-induced skin cancer by stimulating the tanning process. By doing so, previous moles, freckles, and some pigmentation may come to the surface. Beauty marks darken as melanin density increases. The rate of tanning through melanotan peptides varies greatly.

Melanotan II increases the body’s production of melanocytes more efficiently in people with fair skin. Within a week, moles and freckles become more pronounced. Melanocytes in freckles have created a strong concentration of eumelanin, which increases pigmentation from sun damage. The rest of the skin has its own particular pigmentation balance. The history of melanocyte activity affects the rate of tanning through stimulation of exogenous melanocytes (usually used in conjunction with light-controlled ultraviolet therapy). The face, neck, arms and the areas most associated with sun exposure are areas where melanogenesis is rapidly activated.

Reactions to Melanotan II are highly individualized. Dark pigmentation fades slowly. Permanent is hard to define when it comes to the skin. Experimentation will be needed when using this hormone for the first time. As always, lower doses should be used to start with and increased as needed and as one can gauge their tolerance to the superpotent peptide.

Experienced users get used to the product, use less, and get more out of the product. Initially, using Melanotan 2 to tan is a drastic feat/achievement for those with little or no melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), ie. fair skin that cannot tan naturally. Achieving a tan in an individual with a low skin type through synthetic MSH (Melanotan 2 or MT-II), just like aging, will show white spots, pale spots, etc. when the skin darkens