None of the companies selling these products has to pay for advertising because these people on TikTok are showing off the product for free.’ ‘It is so worrying that it is everywhere, especially on TikTok. This has been reported with the use of melanotan, alongside dramatic changes in skin moles.’ĭr Sophie Shotter, who runs a mole-scanning service at her Kent clinic, added: ‘It’s scary that something that has had absolutely no testing, is unregulated and unlicensed, has side effects and stimulates a cell that we know is responsible for one of the most dangerous types of cancer, is being sold illegally. She said: ‘This could increase the risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer – melanoma.
Yet the spray, sold under brand names such as Turbo Tan and Mellow Tan, is widely available online for as little as £9.ĭr Emma Wedgeworth, a consultant dermatologist with the British Skin Foundation, told The Mail on Sunday that nasal tanning sprays could lead to fatal skin cancer by overstimulating cells that produce the skin-darkening pigment melanin.
AFTER: Ms Morey admits she is 'addicted' to tanning and promotes the nasal sprays to her 14,000 TikTok followers in exchange for free products