Heatless and Heated: Rollers for All-Day Volume | The Pixie Garden Hair Podcast Ep. 07

Flat hair has two real fixes, and neither one is a curling iron you fight every morning. In this episode Delena walks through volume the salon way: heatless lift with the Volumizing Roller Clips, heated hold with the XL Ceramic Thermal Rollers, and a Hair Finishing Stick to lock the takedown. She covers which method suits your hair, set and cool times, and why roller direction is the difference between bounce and a dent.

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Episode Summary

Delena Markland explains the two paths to lasting volume -- heatless roller clips and heated ceramic rollers -- when to use each, and how to set them so the lift holds all day without creasing or damage. She finishes with the Hair Finishing Stick for a smooth takedown.

For the full written breakdown -- the heatless-versus-heated decision, set and cool times, and the roller direction that makes volume fall the right way -- read my companion guide: How to Use Volumizing Roller Clips for Maximum Volume.

Full Episode Transcript

Jess: Welcome to The Pixie Garden Hair Podcast. I am Jess, here with licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland. Delena, my hair goes flat by lunch no matter what I do. What actually gives lasting volume?

Delena Markland: Rollers, not your curling iron -- and you have two good options depending on your hair and your morning. For no heat, I reach for the Volumizing Roller Clips. You clip them in at the root on damp hair, let them set while you finish getting ready, and you get lift without any heat damage. For a firmer, longer hold, the XL Ceramic Thermal Rollers are the move. Either way, the volume comes from setting the hair at the root and letting it cool in that shape.

Jess: How do you choose between heatless and heated?

Delena Markland: Fine or damage-prone hair, or an overnight set -- go heatless with the roller clips. You protect the hair and wake up with lift. When you want strong, all-day hold for an event or a blowout look, the ceramic thermal rollers win because the heat sets the bend and ceramic holds that heat evenly. I use heated when the day demands staying power, heatless when I am protecting the hair.

Jess: People always say their rollers leave a crease or fall flat. What are they doing wrong?

Delena Markland: Two things. They take the rollers out too soon, before the hair has fully cooled -- the cool-down is when the shape actually sets, so give it fifteen to twenty minutes. And they ignore direction. Roll from the ends up to the root and aim the roller the way you want the volume to fall. Random direction gives you random results. The roller clips are forgiving here, which is why I like them for beginners.

Jess: And the finish?

Delena Markland: Once you take the rollers down, do not brush it to death. Break the set with your fingers for soft volume, then smooth flyaways with the Hair Finishing Stick so the whole thing looks polished instead of frizzy. It is alcohol-free, so it tames the surface without flattening the lift you just built.

Jess: Set it, cool it, finish it. The roller clips and ceramic rollers are at thepixiegarden.com. Thanks for listening to The Pixie Garden Hair Podcast.

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