Fortunately for light-skinned individuals who want to get darker without risking damage to their skin, the MT-II peptide binds directly to the melanocortin 1 receptor on melanocytes and stimulates increased production of the darker, more photoprotective eumalanin, thus producing increased pigment and protecting skin without the need for sun exposure [4, 5, 7]
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