Even greater than melanotan, ecspecially if it doesn't cause freckling/agespots/moles darkening etc.
Then again, melanotan was discovered like 15 years ago... so... this won't be out before 2015 or so;\

Does anyone believe that this may be similar to Dr. Fuller's MelanX ??
 
Whatever happened to that......

Wow, it looks like Forskolin is a wonder drug!  It has a lot of good effects on the body, from halting cancer growth to losing weight and building muscle to tanning!
 
However, the topical Forskolin is touted to burn local fat (cellulite) but there is no mention of a tanning effect.  How could this be?  Surely anyone using topical forskolin should see the skin tan as a "side effect".  It seems to be a contradiction.  Does anyone know the answer?  Is there a Forskolin Forum somewhere?

this sounds promising id like to know more we should keep this issue alive. are u saying this is available already but is used for fat/cellulite or whatever but it doesnt say anything about tanning.maybe a stronger concentration is needed for tanning purposes.

It sounds promising - I will be interested to see future studies into it. Epitan was talking years ago about making melanotan-1 a cream based topical, although I don't know where they got to in the research and whether the new direction of the company is allowing for that kind of research.  Still, being able to apply melanotan-1 and melanotan II as a topical would certainly be much more user-friendly.

Just do a google search, remeber Forskolin, not Foreskin! lol

I doubt that this cream can give a good tan without the sun.  In their trials with the mice, all the mice were subjected to so much UV that they all died of skin cancer!  Check it out at:
 
www.nature.com/news/2006/060918/full/060918-6.html

They did expose the mice to UV rays, but it looks like they did so to test the effectiveness of the treatment. They had the one group of mice that had been genetically engineered to burn like crazy and the other group that had been treated with forskolin prior to UV exposure. I think what they did is just push it to the limits with the UV exposure for the purpose of testing it.  
 
The article also states that only half of the treated mice developed tumors and that was after 50 weeks of exposure, compared to the untreated mice that all died after only 30 weeks. As Emma said, the article doesn't mention whether the treated mice died from the tumors at that point.
 
Here are a couple of quotes from the two articles that make me think this works without UV exposure:
 
"Scientists say they have discovered a cream that may ward off skin cancer by tanning skin a golden bronze without exposure to the sun."
 
"Researchers have found a chemical from a tropical mint plant that works both as a sunless tanner and as a solar shield..."
 
"Unlike other sunless tanners on the market that simply dye the skin, forskolin prompts the body to produce a real tan, protecting against ultraviolet radiation."
 
I'll admit that I haven't read the actual study yet, but if it could work without UV exposure, this stuff would be amazing!

I still rather use melanotan II ..one shot takes a couple of minutes.
 
With the cream u would have to cover entire body which is a pain in the arse.  
 
Ask the people who use the sunless tanners how much of a pain that was to do all the time.
 
We still don't know (Being that it's still being tested) if we would have to apply it everyday or what.  Also ,what if we missed some spots would we have streaks of tan?
 
Or do we jusy have to aplly it to one area and ir works the entire body?
 
Who knows..sounds interesting but allot of questions .
 
Blue
 
PS:Anyway I'm going to look into this plant myself .

I wonder if it would work if we took it as a supplement as oppose to a topical treatment?
 
Blue
 
http://www.raysahelian.com/coleusforskohlii.html
 
Coleus Forskohlii by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
 
Coleus forskohlii is an important traditional Ayurvedic herb that has been a part of Indian medicine for centuries. In the 1970s, researchers isolated a chemically active extract from coleus forskohlii and called it forskolin. Now available in supplement form, coleus forskohlii extract has been tested in a number of conditions.  
 
Coleus Forskohlii Extract, 60 Capsules - Enzymatic Therapy
 
 
Coleus Forskohlii extract is produced from the root of Coleus forskohlii, an ancient Ayurvedic plant. Coleus forskohlii is the source of a unique substance known as forskolin.  Modern extraction and analytical techniques are used to produce the highest quality extract available. Each batch of Coleus Forskohlii extract is analyzed and guaranteed to contain a minimum of 18% forskolin.
 
 
 
Coleus Forskohlii Supplement Facts
Serving Size 1 capsule
 
Coleus Forskohlii root extract - 50 mg*
      Standardized to contain 18%
      Forskolin (9 mg per capsule)
 
* Coleus Forskohlii daily values not establishe