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This is one for the science nerds out there.

 

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Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in the US have created a drug that stimulates the production of melanin – the skin’s natural defense against UV rays that darkens to protect it – so the tan is real and not painted or sprayed on.

 

Spray tans and fake tans might look great (and are definitely the safer option), but they don’t offer any actual protection against the Sun. Tests from the study showed that the melanin produced by the drug successfully protected against UV rays.

 

How does it work? Under UV rays the skin naturally protects itself against harm by kickstarting a chemical reaction that produces melanin, the pigment that gives hair, skin, and eyes a dark coloring, which is why people who live in warmer, sunnier climes often have darker skin and hair.

 

The drug is rubbed onto the skin to stimulate the melanin process. So far, it has only been tested on mice and skin samples, though the results suggest it could even work on redheads, whose pale skin is due to a genetic mutation that prevents the skin from producing melanin, meaning they are much more susceptible to dangerous burning. 

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-develop-drug-natural-tan-without-suns-harmful-rays/

 

Or read the university's press release here:

http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pressrelease.aspx?id=2113

 

And for the real geeks, the full study:

http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pressrelease.aspx?id=2113

 

What's interesting is that this uses forskolin, a compound that the amateur pharmacists had been playing around with over at melanotan.org (a few years back when that site existed). As a non-injectible tanning product, it was considered the holy grail by many, and there was a lot of discussion about it at the time. It looked promising on paper, but I don't think anyone had much luck actually getting it to work. It seems the problem was the absorption (or lack thereof), and that is what these guys have now cracked.

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Hehe... true!

 

Although I always found that MT2's "boner" side effects disappeared quite quickly - generally stopping within the first few days of starting a cycle. And in fact, the last few times I tried it, I felt nothing apart from nausea (which I never used to experience, even on massive doses). I suspect that as MT2's popularity increased, so did the number of scammers and people selling dodgy product. I have only anecdotal evidence, but I'm sure the product out there now is just rubbish quality.

 

Also, I've heard customs and Medsafe have really cracked down on MT2, so it's much harder to get into the country now too.

 

*sigh*

 

Gone are the carefree days of in-built sun protection. :-( 

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I think MT2 got a lot more customs resourcing after that NZHerald article where the journalist talked about importing it.  Plus lack of stealth.  Vials looks like vials with x-ray.

 

Glad the authorities stamped on the plague of tanned guys with spontaneous erections.  Public safety and all that /s.

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