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Melanotan 1

People mainly take Melanotan 1 for skin & hair, mood. Based on 8 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #422 of 1,974 overall.

29
User score
Mostly positive
25% positive0% mixed0% negative75% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.

Clinical research
CLimited research
0
meta-analyses
1
RCTs
3
papers
High-risk compound. Peptides are not approved as supplements, carry serious and sometimes irreversible risks, are banned in competitive sport and may be restricted where you live. Nothing here is a recommendation to use it.

What Melanotan 1 does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

CLimited research

1–4 randomized controlled trials, no meta-analysis yet. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

No meta-analyses or systematic reviews published yet — 1 randomized trials found.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

200mcgas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“For full transparency I also am using melanotan1 and tesamorelin.”
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“And the last one I attribute my results to is Melanotan1 due to the facial coloring which also accentuates structure and created contrast especially with my eyes.”
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“my full stack is Reta Tesa MT1 GHK-Cu BPC-157 TB500 Selank”
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“I'm also going to add in some Melanotan 1.”
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“MT1 is the one pharma is focused on, for a reason.”
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Top discussions (5)

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate