{"id":295104,"date":"2025-11-12T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-tested-viral-oral-tanning-drops-and-the-results-are-shocking\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:04:49","slug":"we-tested-viral-oral-tanning-drops-and-the-results-are-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-tested-viral-oral-tanning-drops-and-the-results-are-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"We tested viral oral tanning drops and the results are shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/huCLmqOr2Lg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"We tested viral oral tanning drops and the results are shocking\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/huCLmqOr2Lg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tan from the inside out. <\/p>\n<p>A booming social media trend promising a sun-kissed glow. But what\u2019s actually in these products?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Our reporter bought a range of oral tanning drops and nasal sprays from online stores including TikTok shop. She then sent them off to a lab for testing. <\/p>\n<p>Our investigation shows many of these products contain an unregulated and potentially dangerous drug called Melanotan II, an unlicensed and unregulated drug, that has been linked to skin cancer. <\/p>\n<p>A warning, there are distressing images in this report.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tan from the inside out. A booming social media trend promising a sun-kissed glow. But what\u2019s actually in these products? 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