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Isabel is a skincare studio in Charleston run around one-on-one facial and skin treatment appointments. Services are arranged in three groups on the website: facials, add-on treatments and packages.

Each facial is shaped to the skin's needs on the day of the visit instead of following a set template. The studio says it uses clean, wholesome ingredients meant to nourish and refresh the skin, and it carries products from Clearstem, Osmosis, Epicutis and Dr. Alkaitis.

The menu includes a men's facial with enzyme exfoliation, extractions, a custom mask, cryotherapy and a choice of LED or oxygen therapy, plus a HydraFacial that adds lymphatic drainage, a facial massage, a peel, a custom booster and Epicutis Lipid Repair Mask. Add-ons include BioRePeel, a biphasic medical peel that the site says brings a few days of mild flaking and dryness; CO2 Lift Pro Mask, a carboxytherapy mask that the site says increases hydration by 117%, and which it pairs with BioRePeel to shorten recovery; Factor Five Peel, a gentle exfoliation with stem cell-derived growth factors; Nanoneedling with Exosomes; and Osmosis Vit. A Infusion, which delivers liposomal vitamin A with nanoneedling. The site lists the exosome and vitamin A treatments as having no downtime.

Good Skin Club is a six-month membership of six facials at a reduced rate, meant for monthly visits, and members get 15% off products bought during the six months (gift cards are not included). Retinols and exfoliants should be stopped 48 hours before a facial, and clients who have had injectables such as Botox or filler are asked to wait at least two weeks after their injections before booking. Gift cards can be used for services, products or both, with eGift amounts of $150, $225, $275 and $325 or a custom figure. Parking is on Cleveland Street or at Hampton Park across Rutledge Avenue.

Treatments are customized to the skin's condition at each visit, using natural products and clean ingredients.

The studio aims to be a safe, comfortable space where clients feel at ease and looked after.