I've used melanotan on and off for 4 yrs.. I used to be really tanned as a child (being of Australian and Greek heritage) however after yrs of working indoors and being on the pill for acne cannot tan naturally anymore.. U only use a tiny insulin needle, same as what a diabetic uses and inject in into the fat in ur tummy.. It did used to make me feel nauseous but id just start with small doses to begin and make sure I injected before food. The only other bad side effect I had was my moles go so dark and a lot more come out.
I was in the wars as a child so have quite a few surgery scars and it doesn't change them at all and it doesn't change your hair colour.
It fades just like a real tan n I only use it in the summer months so I'm albino white during winter!
I Dnt understand y ppl are getting there nose out of joint over ppl injecting themselves, diabetics do it all the time and they aren't "nurses or doctors"
As for tanning pills, I wouldn't touch them, regardless if health food stores sold them. They can make your skin go patchy, or red, and can make the whites of your eyes go red/orange and have red spots in them which can be permanent. From memory the tablets are a dye deposit which is how it can permanently stain your eyes. You can get the same effect from carrots as previously mentioned.