Pen kit box
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- What you get
- The reusable pen, 1 dual-chamber vial, 12 needles and a booklet, in the VETUD box
- BAC water
- Included, in the cartridge
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VTD-MT1 · Pigmentation
Alpha-MSH analogue (afamelanotide) studied in pigmentation research.
$103.20
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In the box · Pen kit box
VETUD box with the reusable pen body, 1 dual-chamber vial (lyophilized peptide in one chamber, bacteriostatic water in the other), 12 disposable needles and an instruction booklet
All Products listed on this site are for research purposes only. All products sold on this website are intended for research and identification purposes only. These products are not intended for human dosing, injection, or ingestion.
The “tanning peptides”. One is an approved medicine for a rare disease; the other is an unapproved tanning injection that doctors warn about.
Melanotan I (afamelanotide) is approved as Scenesse for a rare light-sensitivity disease. Melanotan II is not approved anywhere, and health agencies warn against tanning injections.
Both are lab-made versions of alpha-MSH, the hormone that tells skin to make melanin, the pigment that darkens skin.
They switch on receptors in the skin’s pigment cells, darkening skin without sunlight. Melanotan II also acts on receptors in the brain, which is why it can affect appetite and sexual arousal.
Afamelanotide for Erythropoietic Protoporphyria ↗
Langendonk et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2015
Evaluation of melanotan-II in a pilot phase-I clinical study ↗
Dorr et al. · Life Sciences · 1996
Melanoma associated with the use of melanotan-II ↗
Hjuler & Lorentzen · Dermatology · 2014
Melanotan II: a possible cause of renal infarction ↗
Peters et al. · CEN Case Reports · 2020
Scientific background concerns the named molecule. Batch composition and analytical results must be established from the product documentation. All products sold on this website are intended for research and identification purposes only. These products are not intended for human dosing, injection, or ingestion.
SKUVTD-MT1-VIAL-10MG, VTD-MT1-PEN-10MG, VTD-MT1-BOX-10MG
Follow the storage conditions supplied on the batch label and certificate.
Keep the material in its original, sealed packaging. Follow your laboratory’s handling procedures and the supplied product documentation.
Refer to the lot-specific expiry date and stability documentation. Shelf life should not be inferred from the product name alone.
For solvent compatibility or preparation specifications, request the manufacturer’s batch documentation. Research protocols should be established by qualified laboratory personnel.
Every product comes three ways. It's the same peptide and the same amounts; what changes is the packaging, what's included and the price. Start with the pen kit box, which has the reusable pen, then refill it with dual-chamber vials.
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The freeze-dried peptide and the bacteriostatic (BAC) water sit in separate chambers, divided by a rubber stopper. They stay apart until the cartridge is used.
The pen kit box has the reusable pen body with a dual-chamber vial, 12 disposable needles and a booklet. The drive, dial and indicator window stay with the pen: when a cartridge is empty, fit a new dual-chamber vial.
Choose the vial if you already have bacteriostatic water and your own lab supplies. It's the lowest price for the same amount.
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Education
Plain-language guides, news about new studies and selected videos from doctors and researchers. Published studies are about the named compound; they don't establish the safety or performance of this research product.
Pigmentation
Afamelanotide (Melanotan I)
The “tanning peptides”. One is an approved medicine for a rare disease; the other is an unapproved tanning injection that doctors warn about.
GuidePigmentation
Afamelanotide (Melanotan I) is approved for a rare light-sensitivity disease. Melanotan II was only tested in tiny early studies, and case reports link it to melanoma and kidney damage.
StudySexual health
Two phase 3 trials of bremelanotide in 1,267 women found small but significant gains in desire and less distress, with frequent nausea.
RegulationRegulation
BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu and nine others are no longer on the FDA’s list of risky compounding ingredients. That isn’t the same as approval.
Dr Dray
A dermatologist on why tanning injections worry skin doctors.
Andrea Suarez, MD, dermatologist
Discusses the compound
Discusses Melanotan I & II or its clinical context. Read the original studies linked here for the exact formulation, population and outcomes.
National Institute of Mental Health
Why an experimental treatment can involve uncertainty even when its scientific rationale sounds promising.
NIMH · US National Institutes of Health
Research skills
Helps you judge the study design or uncertainty in Melanotan I & II research; it is not a trial of the compound.