Betatan has been established since 2008 and has a long standing reputation for the best quality and highest purity of product. We bring you the latest development in natural tanning without the damage associated from UV exposure- Melanotan 2, the result of years of research by the University of Arizona. With Melanotan you get a fantastic, all-over tan without spending hours in the sun or using messy self-tan cream and lotions.

Historical Development

Melanotan II was first synthesized at the University of Arizona. Researchers there knew that one of the best defenses against skin cancer was melanin activated in the skin, a tan. They hypothesized that an effective way to reduce skin cancer rates in people would be to induce the body's natural pigmentary system to produce a protective tan prior to UV exposure. The body's naturally occurring hormone α-MSH causes melanogenesis, a process by which the skin's pigment cells (melanocytes) produce the skin's pigment (melanin). They tested to see if administering this endogenous hormone to the body directly could be an effective method to cause sunless tanning. What they found was that while it appeared to work, natural α-MSH had too short a half life in the body to be practical as a therapeutic drug. So they decided to find a more potent and stable alternative, one that would be more practical and so Melanotan 2 was born.