Practical takeaway: Most users report visible tanning within 7-14 days of a daily loading protocol (250-500 mcg/day subcutaneous)
Hargrove TY, Friggeri L, Wawrzak Z, Sivakumaran S, Yazlovitskaya EM, Hiebert SW, et al
MT-1 (Melanotan I) acts as a non-selective melanocortin receptor agonist and stimulates pigmentation primarily through MC1R activation in melanocytes, which regulates melanin synthesis and increases eumelanin production
Neither is an approved cosmetic product Only afamelanotide (Scenesse), Melanotan I's medical version, is FDA-approved, and only for EPP
It feels we are very close to a world where medical care for women is a checklist of what people want (but may or may not need), with little to no medical advice