
Samantha Dench
Licensed esthetician, functional medicine practitioner, and host of The Functional Aesthetician podcast, focused on the intersection of skin health, gut health, and hormones.
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Jul 16, 2026
Skin After 40: What to Use, What to Skip & What's Really Causing Skin Changes with Samantha Dench
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3:07KatieHOST
But before we do, I know I just read your bio, but can you tell us a little bit more about why you got into this specific type of work when it comes to skincare?

Samantha DenchGUEST
So I've been an esthetician for 23 years and I got into aesthetics kind of by accident.

Samantha DenchGUEST
You know, I wanted I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up and I was 23 years old and I was like, oh, esthetician school sounds fun.

Samantha DenchGUEST
I like doing makeup, but I realized how much I hate putting makeup on people.

Samantha DenchGUEST
And then throughout the beginning of my career, I ended up dealing with adult acne when I went off birth control to start my family.
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10:15KatieHOST
Well, first off, maybe my first question is like, oh, with a counter versus medical grade, like Do you have an opinion on that first alone? And then I just want to get the products that we really should be using to have beautiful aging skin.
132. Healthy Skin Starts From Within with Samantha Dench
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Susan RobbinsHOST
So how did you get into that? Where did you start? Let's tell your story of how you ended up here.

Samantha DenchGUEST
So my mom suggested I try aesthetic school to become a makeup artist and understand the skin.

Samantha DenchGUEST
And I hated putting makeup on people, but I fell in love with the science of the skin.
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