Care and Feeding of the Melanotan II Peptide:* A How-To Guide
Introduction
Melanotan, is a synthetic analog of naturally occurring hormone A-MSH (alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone) which is present in individuals exposed to damaging levels of UV radiation, causing a process commonly known as tanning. A-MSH is also present in greater amounts in individuals with darker skin tones. Melanotan itself was developed at the University of Arizona.
Melanotan II is similar to Melanotan, itself a cyclic lactam analog of A-MSH; however, its peptide chain is shorter, and it shares other functional and structural differences (allowing for passage through the blood-brain barrier, as well as causing libido effects) and also making it significantly more effective for tanning, requiring lower doses and making its use much more cost effective.
Clinical trials thus far have declared the hormone safe and effective, though with any drug, the user takes his life into his own hands when using it. I will, of course, provide any and all applicable clinical trials on request to back up my statements.
The results appear natural (i.e. no orange palms) because they ARE natural.
Mixing/prefilling/storage Instructions
Mixing
Combine 10mg MTII with 1mL bac. water, yielding a solution of 1mg MTII for every .1mL of liquid. Make every effort to maintain a sterile environment.
Prefilling
To make this easier, get some insulin syringes - they are usually measured in generic "units". 100 units = 1mL. So if you use that formula, you would want 10 units of the solution per injection. Fill up all of your insulin pins at once (you will need at least 10).
Storage
Freeze the filled syringes that are not being injected immediately. Do NOT freeze the MTII without prefilling the syringes - you degrade the quality of the peptide every time you unfreeze it; once will not hurt it but more than that is unwise.
For the rest of the MTII, do NOT add bac. water until you are ready to use it. Refrigerate the undiluted product until you mix in the bac. water, then prefill and freeze as described above.
NOTE]
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Tanning your Rat]
The first phase of MTII use is called the "loading phase". It's gonna take a while for the peptide to build up in your body to sufficient levels, much the same as why tanning does not occur immediately; during this period you will likely NOT see darker skin but you WILL feel the side effects, pleasant and unpleasant.
Side effects of the loading phase]
Positive]Dramatic (if short-lived) increase in libido
Darkening/blackening of facial hair
Negative]Nausea
Dramatic darkening of moles/freckles/scars
Allergic reaction possible
Darkening/pigmentation of genitalia is not common, but is possible
Loading phase]
.1mL MTII sol'n EVERY DAY for 2-3 weeks, depending upon your results.
During this phase I highly recommend you do your injection either upon waking or IMMEDIATELY before bed. If you wait too long after taking it at bed time, your libido may prevent you from sleeping(This side effect will occur roughly 1-2 hrs after injection and will subside in roughly the same amount of time). On the other hand, if you take it first thing in the morning, it might make breakfast undesirable due to nausea (a temporary side effect that tends to fade after 3rd or 4th dose).
Your freckles will be the first thing to darken, and they will become *EXTREMELY* dark. This is to be expected, and it may seem unusual, but your skin color will catch up - albeit at a slower pace.
After about 2 weeks, your facial hair may turn black (WILL, if you are a redhead.). This is personally one of my favorite "side effects"; my hair is usually dark brown but it's pitch black on MTII.
As soon as people start commenting on your color, or you begin to notice marked darkening yourself, CEASE LOADING PHASE AND BEGIN THE NEXT PHASE. This usually takes between 2-3 weeks.
Balancing phase
Negative side effects sublimate and become less of an issue, and in some cases, disappear. Positive side effects continue.
.1mL MTII sol'n every other day until desired skin tone achieved
Usually lasts 2 weeks.
Maintenance phase
Negative side effects are largely absent at this point, and if not, are predictable and can be worked around. Libido effects still present after injections, and your head hair MAY darken (WILL if you are a redhead) and MTII is taken long-term.
.1mL MTII sol'n once every 5-7 days; this will maintain your skin tone indefinitely. If you happen to become lighter, simply increase the frequency of injections until you are where you want to be again.
Lasts as long as you want it to; can be maintained indefinitely if finances allow and you have that desire.
Tips and Tricks
-Sun exposure/tanning beds are NOT NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE RESULTS IN MOST PEOPLE. That said, they will greatly speed up the process and markedly increase the darkness. If you opt to do this, commence tanning naturally after 2 weeks of loading MTII.
-If you get TOO dark, stop going to the tanning bed and cut back on the frequency of injections.
-The libido side-effect is almost always present and is a genuine indicator of the product's legitimacy. If it's not there after a few doses, the product is likely fake.
-Tretinoin/retinol can be used to fade freckles if they become too dark for your taste, HOWEVER, do not use either substance if you plan on tanning naturally.
-Antihistamines such as benadryl and zyrtec can at very least sublimate, and in some cases prevent, nausea and malaise side-effects if taken roughly 30 mins before injection.
-MT II WILL work on you if you're a redhead. You will tan, but you may need natural exposure or tanning bed use. It WILL turn facial hair black, and used long term, will turn head hair black as well. This of course subsides upon discontinuing MTII.
-50mg MTII, used wisely, should last you several months.
Legal Issues
-In the United States, Melanotan/Melanotan II are NEITHER EXPLICITLY LEGAL NOR EXPLICITLY ILLEGAL to possess or sell. It thus falls into a legal grey area; it is, however, against FDA rules to sell MT/MTII for human use, or to make claims that we all know to be true.
Attached is a green top high purity Melanotan II 10mg product. This is the normal appearance of a vial. Once
you add in mixing water (such as 1ml bacteriostatic water or NaCl, the white mass
will dissolve instantly).
The appearance of the vial is not important to the effectiveness* of the product.*
Sometimes during transit the white mass you see inside the vial will break up into smaller parts and some will appear as a "whole cake" while others will appear as a loose powder.
The peptide itself is not actually the white mass you see; this is just a result from the freeze-drying manufacturing process. The peptide amino acids are the very tiny crystals you can see scattered throughout the white mass if you look very closely at the vial. 10mg is very small, if you imagine one teaspoon of salt is roughly 5000mg, you will understand how small 10mg really is - it can barely be seen by the naked eye. Ignore the appearance of the white mass inside the vial, it will vary depending on the amount of water used during the lypholization process, but it makes absolutely no difference to the results of the product. By weight the peptide vials will always contain the amount of product that is stated on the Melanotan vial.
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