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EPISODE · Nov 25, 2025 · 25 MIN

How Does Stress Show Up on Your Skin?

from The Functional Aesthetician · host Samantha Dench

Stress doesn’t just affect your mood; it impacts your entire body, including your skin, gut, hormones, and nervous system. In today’s episode, we talk about how stress triggers breakouts, skin sensitivity, melasma, premature aging, gut issues, inflammation, and adrenal fatigueYou’ll learn how the skin reacts to cortisol, how chronic stress disrupts digestion and hormones, and how the gut-brain-skin axis affects everything. Plus, small daily habits you can start today to calm your mind, support your adrenals, and strengthen your skin barrier.If your skin has been changing overnight or your stress feels unmanageable, this episode will give you clarity, direction, and steps to feel better from the inside out.In this Episode, You’ll Learn:How stress impacts acne, melasma, and premature agingHow the skin barrier breaks down under chronic stressHow stress contributes to gut and hormone imbalancesCortisol's impact on the skin Signs of adrenal fatigue and chronic burnoutSimple ways to support your skin, gut, and adrenals through daily habitsResources Mentioned: PubMed Brain-Skin Connection: Stress, Inflammation and Skin Aging:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4082169/PubMed Editorial: The gut-skin-brain axis in human health and disease: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9979212/Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/skindeepil

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Stress doesn’t just affect your mood; it impacts your entire body, including your skin, gut, hormones, and nervous system. In today’s episode, we talk about how stress triggers breakouts, skin sensitivity, melasma, premature aging, gut issues, inflammation, and adrenal fatigue You’ll learn how the skin reacts to cortisol, how chronic stress disrupts digestion and hormones, and how the gut-brain-skin axis affects everything. Plus, small daily habits you can start today to calm your...

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