Signature facial · 60 min · $185
The Halia Reset
A deep cleanse, fruit enzyme exfoliation, and lymphatic drainage massage. The facial we recommend for almost everyone, the first time we meet them.
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Skin care that listens before it acts.
Halia is a small dermatology studio on Atlantic Avenue. We pair board certified skin care with botanical formulas, and we never push treatments you do not need. Your first visit starts with a conversation, not a sales pitch.
4.9 from 312 reviews on Google
12+
years on Atlantic Ave
Board certified dermatologyBotanical formulasCompounded prescriptionsPatch tested ingredientsNo upsells, everBrooklyn owned since 2012
Board certified dermatologyBotanical formulasCompounded prescriptionsPatch tested ingredientsNo upsells, everBrooklyn owned since 2012
Est. 2012Brooklyn, NY
Our studio
We started Halia because skin care had stopped feeling like care.
Halia opened in 2012 above a coffee shop on Atlantic Avenue, with one treatment chair, a single esthetician, and a stubborn belief that good skin does not need a twenty step routine. Twelve years later we have grown into a team of three dermatology nurse practitioners, two estheticians, and one in house formulator, and that belief has not changed.
Every visit starts with forty five minutes of conversation. We ask about your sleep, your stress, the medications you are on, the SPF you stopped using last August. We look at your skin under daylight, not a ring light. Then we build a plan that usually has fewer products than the one you walked in with.
Our compounded formulas are made in small batches in our Brooklyn lab, with ingredients we can trace back to the farm or the lab they came from. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is generic.
8,400
clients seen
26
formulas compounded
0
products we cannot source
What we do
Treatments chosen for what your skin actually needs.
Every treatment below is offered as a single session or as part of a quarterly plan. We will never book you for something we have not explained end to end.
Board certified · 45 min · $240
Dermatology consult
A full skin review with one of our nurse practitioners. We diagnose concerns, adjust prescriptions, and write referrals when something needs a closer look.
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Lactic and mandelic · 45 min · $220
Chemical peel
A gentle acid peel for tone, texture, and post acne marks. Designed for sensitive skin, with no peeling stage that keeps you inside for a week.
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Collagen induction · 75 min · $340
Microneedling
For acne scarring, fine lines, and stretch marks. We use a medical grade pen with depth tuned to your concern, plus a numbing cream that actually works.
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Red and blue light · 30 min · $95
LED light therapy
A standalone session or an add on after a facial. Red light for collagen and redness, blue light for acne bacteria. Quiet, warm, and very relaxing.
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Made in our lab · from $85
Custom compounding
Tretinoin, azelaic acid, niacinamide, and botanicals blended to your prescription. We compound in small batches and refill on a schedule that fits your life.
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A small edit of products we actually use.
We do not stock hundreds of brands. We compound a handful of formulas in our lab, and we carry a curated list from makers we trust. Refills ship free in Brooklyn.
BestsellerNiacinamide 10% plus Zinc
$48
A lightweight serum for oil control, pore appearance, and the kind of breakouts that show up before a big week.
AM and PM, before moisturizer
Barrier repairSqualane and Ceramide Cream
$62
A rich but not greasy cream for skin that feels tight, looks dull, or has been over exfoliated. Safe around the eyes.
PM, as the last step
NewPhyto retinol overnight elixir
$78
Bakuchiol, rosehip, and squalane. Retinol results without the irritation, for sensitive skin or first time users.
PM, three nights a week
Year roundMineral SPF 30, daily
$44
Zinc oxide only, no white cast on medium and deep skin tones, no fragrance, no pill feeling under makeup.
AM, every single morning
Not sure where to start?
Take our two minute quiz and we will send a routine back to your inbox.
Refills and pickup
Order ahead and pick up at the studio, or have it biked over in Brooklyn.
All our products are compounded in small batches and we keep a tight inventory. Order ahead and we will have it labeled and ready at the front desk, usually same day.
Fewer products. Better skin.
The average Halia client leaves their first visit with three fewer products than they came in with.
Why Halia
Skin care that takes the long way around, because it works better.
We are a studio, not a chain. That means we have the time to do things that do not scale, like calling you back when a prescription is not working, or compounding a different strength because the first one was too strong. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Board certified care
Every clinical treatment is performed by a licensed nurse practitioner or esthetician, with a dermatologist on call for anything outside our scope.
Botanical first, clinical second
We start with plant derived actives that have real data behind them. We reach for prescriptions when botanicals are not enough, never the other way around.
No upsells, ever
We pay our team hourly, not on commission. You will never be pressured to add a treatment or buy a product. The plan we hand you is the plan we would hand our sister.
Forty five minutes, minimum
Your first visit is forty five minutes of conversation before we touch your face. We do not book back to back appointments, and we do not rush.
- Compounded tretinoin and azelaic acid in our Brooklyn lab
- Patch test every active before we recommend it
- Free routine adjustments between visits, by message
- Refill reminders tied to your actual usage, not a calendar
- Photography under daylight, not ring light
- A clear written plan after every visit, sent to your inbox
What clients say
Reviews from people who actually come here.
We do not curate these. They come straight from our booking platform, two days after each visit, when clients have had time to see how their skin reacts.
01 / 04
“I came in with a drawer full of products I bought off Instagram and left with three things and a prescription. Six months later my melasma is the lightest it has been in a decade. I genuinely trust these people.”
Maya Okonkwo
Client since 2021
From the journal
Plain language answers to the questions we hear in the studio.
IngredientsMarch 20256 min
Why we stopped recommending hyaluronic acid to everyone
It is in almost every moisturizer on the shelf, but for some skin types it makes dryness worse. We break down when HA helps, when it does not, and what to use instead.
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RoutinesFebruary 20259 min
A field guide to retinol strength, from 0.015 to 0.1
Most people start too strong and give up too early. Here is the ramp we use with our clients, including when to bump up and how to handle the flaky first month.
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Sun careJanuary 20254 min
SPF after 4pm: a longer answer to a short question
We get this one in the studio all the time. The honest answer is that it depends on your skin type, your commute, and which window in your apartment faces west.
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We are on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, two blocks from the Bergen Street station. Walk ins are welcome for product pickups, treatments are by appointment.
The studio
184 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hours
Tue to Fri, 10 to 7
Sat, 9 to 5. Closed Sun and Mon
By phone
(718) 555 0114By email
hello@halia.studioBook a visit
Tell us a little about your skin and what you are looking for. We will reply within one business day with available times.