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Melanotan I

People mainly take Melanotan I for skin & hair. Based on 5 first-hand reports and 1 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1428 of 3,539 overall.

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20
User score
Mostly positive
40% positive0% mixed20% negative40% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 67% are positive.

Clinical research
BModerate research base
1
meta-analyses
1
RCTs
19
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 I does, according to users

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

Skin & hair100% of 2
betterno changeworse

What the research says

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

BModerate research base

At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Health Soc Care Community · 2017 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
The injecting use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPED) in the general population: a systematic review

Conclusion: This paper provides community-based clinical practice and health promotion services with a detailed examination and analysis of the injecting use of IPED, highlighting the patterns of this public health issue. It serves to disseminate updated publication information to health and social policy makers and those in health service practice who are involved in harm reduction intervention.

PubMed 26806443 ↗

Dosage people report

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

1 mg2x a week

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

“I take MT1 - I do 1mg 2x a week - it's given me a beautiful brown glow... I never get any side affects”
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“MT1 straight up tan - seemed slower to me.”
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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 3, 2026. How we rate