Hi all, I have been a guest on this site for sveral months and joined last week. Thanks for all your great posts and info.
I ordered melanotan II a few weeks ago and at the time it arrived this new study came out about Forskolin. Since I would be very happy with a "farmer's tan", I decided to wait until later to try the melanotan II.
Profile: Fitzpatrick type I, blond/blue, pink-white skin, mild to moderate PMLE.
Chems: Forslean Vitamin Shoppe Brand Coleus Forskolin Extract[ std to 20% forskolin 25mg] $15.00/ 60 caps.
Solvent: Ethyl alcohol 96% usp, Propylene Glycol. 70%/30%
mixture from compounding pharmacy-required an Rx. Got Rx from M.D. friend. $30.00/100ml
Prep: combined the powder from 2 caps with 10ml of solvent in a small glass bottle { cap tight, Ethanol evaporates fast], agitated by hand for one hour= cloudy coffee colored solution.
Filtered thru an unbleached coffee filter that I cut down to a very small size. I ended up with a very dark coffee colored solution approx. 8ml.
Application: Scrub area with a loofa to exfoliate then dry. I marked out two 1 in. patches on my left leg-ankle. Apply 2 drops to each area and rub in with a latex covered finger.
It's a miracle! they both turned tan immediately. True but at this point it's only stain from the deep coffee colored solution.
9-26 thru 9-27-06 apply once per day -no adverse reaction or irritation. 9-28 thru 10-10-06 apply AM & PM.
10-11-06  I prepared a new stronger solution, using 8 capsules to 10ml of solvent. 10-11-06 started a third patch above the two original. I'm applying the new solution to all three patches. I always wash the area with mild soap and water before applying. So, I'm about 17 days into it and see a color change but I don't know if it's tan or just stain. If I recall correctly in the study they said, after 2 weeks the rats began to darken and after one month they were as black as a genetic black rat. I will continue for one month and then expose 1/2 of the patch ateas to sun to see If I burn or tan. I think that will be the true test. I will post this and then follow with trying to post some pictures. Questions, comments?

I tried but fail. When I click upload pictures, a window opens asking to type in picture. I tried typing in things but nothing happen when I click upload - I'm no tecky with pc's. I have a Canon Powershot A540 and the pictures are downloaded into Zoombrowser ex in jpg format, Any advice?

Awesome, you're a hero for us all.  Thanks a million for actually doing it right, in a dedicated fashion, and documenting it for everyone.  Also, wise move to try forskolin before melanotan II in case you're someone who reacts bad to the melanotan II.  This should work, fingers crossed.

Courtesy of Mr._Freckle...  
 
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i think its safe 2 say something is happening here the only problem now is even distribution of the cream for a convincing tan.was this without sunlight? i think i heard some1 say that it might be possible to take this orally any1 know if thats a possibility?

Not at all.  That looks like the real thing to me completely.  Pictures can be dificult to get an accurate idea of coloring in my experience.  You washed that thoroughly though before pictures to ensure that's not a stain right?  I'm assuming as much.  How many days til those results occurred?
 

Looks like some really good results, SocalGuy!  Hope it's not just a stain from the brown liquid.  So you used 8 x 25mg = 200mg of 20% Forskholin dissolved in 10ml of Ethyl Alcohol / Propylene Glycol solution, applied for 17 days in a row, without any UV exposure.  Is that a good synopsis of the test so far?  Do you know why the middle patch is the darkest of the three?

What are your plans now?  Are you going to stop and see how long the tan lasts?  If so please post pics a couple of weeks out.  
 
Your pics are awesome

I'm posting these as small posts since at times 1/2 way thru the message just disappears and have to start all over.
I'm tempted, but don"t know if I want to spend another $150.00 for the real thing.
Hoodles:
This is a very powerful herb that affects blood pressure and many other functions in the body. the skin is the largest organ in the human body. I beleive that the oral; dose required to produce results in the skin may produce major effects on blood pressure,heart and who knows what else. Dgitalis is derived from Foxglove plant, and opium and morphine from the poppy. They are are used extensively in medicine and can cure you or kill you.

Order from India.  Get the real deal at 20% in a big bag.  Buy like a kilo, which is cheap if you do it that way, and get is sent UPS to you.  Buy in pills at a supplement store and it's super expensive and who knows how long it's been sitting there losing potency.  Or, if anyone can find a tincture -- that would be great I'm assuming --  Already mixed with alcohol and well preserved.  
 
Don't buy pure forskolin, they didn't even use that in the study and it's ludicrously expensive.  
 
Here's a good company from what I know:
 
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Aloe vera 100x1 200x1
Sennoside 20%,60%
Banaba Leaf Extract 1% 2%
Morinda citrifolia (NONI)
Boswellia serrata 50%,60%,65%
Tribulus terrestries 45%
Mucuna (L-Dopa) 15%,20%
Garcinia cambogia 50%,60%
Gymnemic acid 25%,75%
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) 1%,2.5%
Salacia oblonga Ext.10%,20%
Guggulsterones E & Z 3% 50% 98%
 
 
 
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