New suntan drug makes your skin naturally darker and protects you from burning The Independent The Independent Nasal sprays containing the 'Barbie Drug' melanotan are very, very dangerous and completely unregulated, according to leading dermatologist. Experts say there has been a surge in the use of the illegal tanning aid Man warns against 'dangerous' tanning injections after turning so dark he 'looked like Madge from Benidorm' and now has the freckled skin of a 60 year old Martina Big, 36, who is from Germany, and her husband Michael Eurwen, 38, who both injected Melanotan, a synthetic hormone to darken their skin have announced that they are planning to permanently