Joe Rogan

Is nutrition a factor in that?

Is that the issue?

Is burning a giant part of the issue?

So how much of a factor is skin type?

Like people that are pale or have freckles and red hair, blonde hair, like how much of a factor is that in skin cancer?

And can they mitigate that by like gentle, slow exposure, like a little bit here, a little bit there and slowly build up?

I wonder what, if any, effect, have you ever heard of that, I can't remember the name of the peptide, but there's a peptide that people are taking now that causes their body to generate melanin, and they get really dark.

Did you put it into perplexity?

Oh, here it is.

Melanotan.

Melanotan?

Melanotan?

Synthetic peptide analog of the naturally occurring hormone amelanocyte, stimulating hormone, stimulates the body's melanocytes to produce melanin, resulting in a dark tan.

It's largely unregulated, illegal in many regions for cosmetic purposes.

and carry significant health risks.

What's the risks?

It's not approved by the FDA for cosmetic use.

An unregulated market means purity.

Okay, but that's unregulated.

Notable risks include dermatological issues, rapid and uneven darkening of existing moles, the emergence of new moles, and hyperpigmentation.