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K-Beauty, Whipped Toothpaste from Hello and More

It’s what everyone was reading on Happi for the week ended Jan. 17, 2026.

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By: Christine Esposito

Editor-in-Chief

K-Beauty had a big week on Happi.com. News about K-Beauty’s influence in the spa category was our leading news headline and we hosted a webinar on K-Beauty skincare, too (more on that below).

Our breaking feature story on Hello’s new whipped toothpaste launch, with insight from Hello’s R&D lead Mohammad Aziz, was also a trending piece.

Here is a list of the top 10 news and feature stories posted on Happi between Jan. 11-17, 2026.

K-Beauty Glass Skin Facials Top Spa Trends 

Hello Toothpaste Enters Its Whipped Era

Target Bets On Wellness for 2026

Private Label’s Beauty Moment: What Dupe Culture Reveals About the Future of Retail

CES 2026: 4 Takeaways for the Beauty Industry

Unilever Ventures Invests in India’s Beauty Brands Secret Alchemist & Skin Inspired  

KDC/ONE and Potion AI Announce Partnership  

Amanda Domaleczny Named CEO of Personal Day  

Black Garlic, Ceramides and An All-Female R&D Team Propel Tara Formula’s Latest Launch  

Estée Lauder Drops New Plumping Lip Balm and Glow Boost Gel Cleanser

Night Moves: Deinde’s New Mask Works with Skin’s Natural Repair Cycle

Flashback to January 2016!

Our Picks for the Week

Here is a curated list of trending content from across Happi’s ecosystem that we don’t want you to miss.

Did you miss our K-Beauty webinar? On Jan. 14, dermatologist Dr. Jane Yoo and Michelle Shieh, derma science director at Amorepacific Americas R&I Center, discussed the science behind this beauty powerhouse. Shieh had a great explainer about liposomes, exosomes and something we may be hearing more about: spicules. Register for access here.

2016 is trending on social (confirmed by my Gen Z daughters). Feeling nostalgic? At right is our January 2016 cover. You can take a spin through the entire issue here.

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