Melanotan vs Melanotan Ii for skin & hair
Short answer: For skin & hair, more users report improvement with Melanotan Ii — 91% of 67 reports, versus 86% of 7 for Melanotan.
Melanotan has 2 meta-analyses and 4 randomized trials on PubMed; Melanotan Ii has 1 and 1.
Based on 18 reports about Melanotan and 145 about Melanotan Ii. Not medical advice.
| Melanotan Peptide | Melanotan Ii Peptide | |
|---|---|---|
| User score | 29 | 61 |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Positive of reports that state an outcome | 75% | 63% |
| Reports | 18 | 145 |
| Research | BResearch: Moderate | BResearch: Moderate |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Weight loss % reporting improvement | — | 100% (11) |
| Appetite % reporting improvement | — | 67% (6) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | — | 0% (4) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | — | 40% (5) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | — | 100% (5) |
| Libido % reporting improvement | — | 96% (47) |
| Heart & lipids % reporting improvement | — | 33% (3) |
| Skin & hair % reporting improvement | 86% (7) | 91% (67) |
| Immunity % reporting improvement | — | 100% (2) |
| Common side effects | new moles, melanoma, dysplastic nevi, nausea | nausea, flushing, freckles, darkened moles |
| Typical dose reported | Not listed | Not listed |
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Health Soc Care Community, 2017 ↗“nothing was reconstituted and the Melanotan worked just fine. With it I had the usual side effects and the tanning worked just as expected.”
Almost all studies are in the preclinical phase. There are currently no effective clinical treatments for MC4R-deficient obese patients, although MC4R agonists are being developed and are entering phase I and II trials.
Int J Obes (Lond), 2014 ↗“I've found that getting sun within 3-12 hours will produce the desired result.”
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