Product guide · Restricted substance

Nucleon Nutrition Melanotan 2 10 mg - spray

Peptide product from Nucleon Nutrition, spray. This guide sets out what the manufacturer states about the composition of Nucleon Nutrition Melanotan 2 10 mg, what independent research says about its main ingredient, and the safety and regulatory points that apply. It contains substances that are not authorised as food or medicine in the EU. This guide is educational: it does not recommend use and gives no directions for use.

Educational guide · Sources checked 4 November 2026 · 4 references

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Named ingredients: 1
Amounts stated: All
Status: Restricted substance
Evidence summaries: 1

Overview

Manufacturer information

Nucleon Nutrition Melanotan 2 10 mg contains melanotan: 10 mg, as stated in the product title.

Ingredients & composition

Manufacturer information

Ingredient	Amount
Melanotan	10 mg (as stated in the product title)

Scientific background

Independent research

Melanotan II

Melanotan II is a synthetic analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). It darkens the skin by stimulating melanin production and is sold, without authorisation, as a "tanning injection"¹.

Research evidence

Independent research

Melanotan II

There are no authorised uses of melanotan II and no controlled trials supporting its use for tanning.

Evidence limitations

Independent research

No published study has tested this specific product; the research summarised here concerns the ingredient itself.

Melanotan II

The evidence about its effects in users comes mainly from case reports¹.

Safety & potential risks

Independent research

Melanotan II

Case reports describe new and changing moles and melanomas arising during or shortly after melanotan use; conclusive evidence of a causal link is lacking, and multiple national health organisations have issued safety warnings¹.

Regulatory status

GIGACULT product information

Contains a peptide that is not authorised as food (including food supplements) or as a medicinal product in the EU. No dosing information for human use is provided.

Regulation and sport

Melanotan II

Melanotan II is not authorised as a medicine or as a food in the EU²³. The World Anti-Doping Agency prohibits non-approved substances and peptide hormones, growth factors and related substances at all times⁴.

Scientific references

Habbema L, Halk AB, Neumann M, et al. Risks of unregulated use of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone analogues: a review. Int J Dermatol. 2017;56:975-980. PubMed 28266027
Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use. Official Journal of the European Union. Source
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods. Official Journal of the European Union. Source
World Anti-Doping Agency. The Prohibited List (current edition). Source

Sources checked against PubMed, Crossref or the official publisher on 2026-11-04. Manufacturer information is taken from the product's own data and has not been independently tested.

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