Should I stay tanned all year?

Should I stay tanned all year?

Should I stay tanned all year? Laying in the sun and frequenting tanning salons on a scheduled annual basis is not what we’re looking for when it comes to keeping good color in your layers of dermis that slough off every four to twenty-one days taking the SURFACE layer of color with it.  However, the layers … Read more

How Does Sunless Tanning With Melanotan 2 Work?

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Melanotan 2 has become a viable sunless tanning alternative to dangerous sun and tanning bed exposure. But how does it work? What is MTII (Melanotan 2) MTII is a peptide that is a synthetic form of MSH, or melanocyte stimulating hormone. MSH is responsible for producing skin pigmentation and to an extent controlling appetite. So, … Read more

New Separation Anxiety Study Questions If MTII Peptide Can Help

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Can MTII help alleviate separation anxiety? A new study from the UNIVERSITÄT REGENSBURG looks at the evidence by investigating the peptides effects on prairie voles. The results are interesting! What is a “prairie vole”? According to AnimalDiversity.Org a prairie vole, or Microtus ochrogaster, harbors these defining characteristics. Microtus is a greek word for “small ear” and ochrogaster is … Read more

Photosensitive Skin Disorders and Melanotan II

MTII and Photosensitive Skin Disorders

Is there potential for Melanotan II to treat photosensitive skin disorders? During the 1960s α-MSH effect on rats was studied. This research continued into the 1980s where scientists at the University of Arizona studied α-MSH to determine an agent that could achieve photoprotective stimulation of melanocytes. This research yielded two agents, MTI and MTII. Each … Read more

Can Melanotan II Keep You From Drinking Alcohol?

Can Melanotan II Keep You From Drinking Alcohol?

Early research demonstrated that MTII could affect the alcohol intake of rats and mice, but can Melanotan II keep YOU from drinking alcohol? Scientists gave mice MTII, a placebo, or HS014 in one study. HS014 targets Melanocortin 4 receptors while MTII targets all Melanocortin receptors in general, including MC4. The results of this study were … Read more