Compound library / Tanning / Photoprotection

Melanotan I (Afamelanotide)

Melanocortin agonist; the FDA-approved version (Scenesse, afamelanotide) treats a rare light sensitivity disorder (EPP), but it's widely sourced grey-market for general tanning, distinct from Melanotan II.

CategoryTanning / Photoprotection
Typical routeSubcutaneous
Half-life~bound implant releases over ~2 months (Scenesse) or hours (research vials)
Common dose rangeScenesse: 16mg implant every 2 months (clinical). Grey-market vials: highly variable, unregulated.
Typical cycle lengthVaries by formulation

BioHack Track models Melanotan I (Afamelanotide) at a half-life of 1 hours, so every dose you log is decayed against that curve and the app shows what is still circulating — not just what you typed.

Reconstitution

Grey-market vials reconstitute with bacteriostatic water; the approved implant requires clinical administration.

Storage

Refrigerate reconstituted research vials.

Cautions

Only the implant formulation for EPP is FDA-approved and clinically administered; self-sourced injectable versions are unregulated and carry the same pigmentation/mole-monitoring concerns as Melanotan II.

Track Melanotan I (Afamelanotide) in BioHack Track. Half-life, dose range and route come pre-filled from this library — log a dose and the app counts your vial down, models what is in your system, and puts it on the same chart as your labs and body composition.

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Look up the research

These open a search of each database for Melanotan I (Afamelanotide) — they are not citations, and nothing here is evidence for any particular dose. The same links are in the app.

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