Dandruff shampoo and clarifying shampoo are not the same product, and using the wrong one is why so many flake problems never resolve. Delena, a licensed cosmetologist of twenty-five years, breaks down which one your scalp actually needs, how often to use each, and the scalp-scrub reset she runs in her own salon. Full guide: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/does-clarifying-shampoo-help-with-dandruff

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Are hair ties bad for your hair? Delena, a licensed cosmetologist of twenty-five years, explains which hair tie types cause breakage, which ones protect your hair, and how to match the right tie to your hair type -- from silk scrunchies for fine or damaged hair to the upcycled sari silk ties she keeps at her own station. Full guide: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/types-of-hairbands

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Pesticide lice shampoos are failing families because lice have built resistance to them. Delena, a licensed cosmetologist of twenty-five years, explains how dimethicone kills lice physically instead of chemically, why resistance to it cannot develop, and how she uses the Lice Mamas Ultimate Lice Treatment Kit she stocks in her own salon. Full write-up and the kit: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/dimethicone-lice-treatment

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Before you buy another hair product, know your hair type and porosity. Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland teaches the at-home float test and what low- and high-porosity hair each need to fix frizz and buildup. Shop salon-selected products at thepixiegarden.com.

Products Featured in this Episode:

Rice Water Shampoo Bar

She uses the alcohol-free Hair Finishing Stick as the example of what cosmetologist-selected really means.

Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland cuts through the salon-versus-drugstore debate: what genuinely makes a product salon quality (formulation, concentration, and cosmetologist selection, not price), how to read a label, and why she curates rather than chases trends.

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Are scrunchies, claw clips, and bows still in style in 2026? Licensed cosmetologist and 2026 Davis County Chamber Small Business Semi-Finalist Delena Markland gives the honest stylist read on this year's hair accessory trends and the three pieces that actually last.

Products feature in this episode:


The Black and White Paisley Bow Hair Clip
Jumbo Lay Flat Oval Claw Clip
Silk Satin Scrunchies

She uses the alcohol-free Hair Finishing Stick as the example of what cosmetologist-selected really means.

Shop at thepixiegarden.com.

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Is salon-quality really worth it, or is it just a markup? In this episode Delena, a licensed cosmetologist, explains what actually separates a salon-grade product from a drugstore one -- and why price and packaging are the worst ways to judge. She uses the alcohol-free Hair Finishing Stick as the example of what cosmetologist-selected really means.

Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland cuts through the salon-versus-drugstore debate: what genuinely makes a product salon quality (formulation, concentration, and cosmetologist selection, not price), how to read a label, and why she curates rather than chases trends.

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

What a clarifying shampoo actually does, how it differs from your everyday wash, how often to use one without stripping your hair, and how to tell product buildup from a flaky scalp. Listen for tips from licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland. Shop the DETOX Scalp Scrub and Shampoo at thepixiegarden.com.

If your hair feels heavy, dull, or stops responding to your products no matter how much you use, the problem is usually buildup -- and the fix is a clarifying wash, not more product. In this episode Delena explains what a clarifying shampoo actually does, how it differs from your everyday wash, how often to use one without stripping your hair, and why she reaches for the DETOX Scalp Scrub and Shampoo to reset the scalp at the follicle. 

Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland breaks down clarifying shampoo: what buildup is and where it comes from, how clarifying differs from daily washing, how often to clarify without over-stripping, and the difference between product buildup and a flaky scalp. She uses the DETOX Scalp Scrub and Shampoo as her reset.

Read more on the Pixie Garden Blog: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/clarifying-shampoo

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Why your flyaways and edges flake white by noon -- and the alcohol-free fix that keeps the whole hairline smooth all day without residue or breakage. Listen for tips from licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland. Shop the alcohol-free Hair Finishing Stick at thepixiegarden.com.

If your flyaways look smooth in the morning and your edges flake white by noon, the product is the problem, not your technique. In this episode Delena explains why traditional gels and their drying alcohols crack and flake on both flyaways and baby hairs, and why she reaches for the alcohol-free Hair Finishing Stick to keep the whole hairline smooth and laid all day without the white residue.

Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland breaks down flyaway and edge control: why alcohol-set gels flake, how a water-based alcohol-free formula holds without white residue or breakage, and the wand-and-comb technique for a surface that stays smooth from flyaways at the crown to baby hairs at the temple

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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Flat hair has two real fixes, and neither one is a curling iron you fight every morning. In this episode Delena breaks down 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.

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.

Read more on the blog at https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/volumizing-roller-clips

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

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When dandruff and thinning show up together, the fix starts at the scalp — and Delena watched it happen in her own home. I

n this episode she walks through the scalp-first routine that cleared her husband's years-long dandruff and brought visible regrowth: exfoliating with the DETOX scalp scrub, feeding the scalp with the rosemary-based BOOST scrub, and using an 18.21 anti-flake shampoo.

She explains why a healthy scalp is the foundation for healthy growth, the difference between dandruff and dry scalp, and where ProCell comes in when you need more.

The Pixie Garden Scalp Protocol https://thepixiegarden.com/collections/the-pixie-garden-scalp-protocol

Licensed cosmetologist Delena Markland shares the real, in-home case that shaped how she treats scalp health: her husband battled dandruff and thinning for years until they fixed the scalp itself. She covers exfoliation, rosemary, anti-flake actives, the dandruff-versus-dry-scalp distinction, and when to escalate to ProCell. Scalp health supports growth; results vary, and nothing here is a guarantee.

Hosted by Delena Markland, 25+ Year Licensed Cosmetologist and Owner of The Pixie Garden Shop salon-curated hair products & accessories on her online store found at https://thepixiegarden.com

• About Delena: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/delena-markland
• Cosmetologist-Curated Collection: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/cosmetologist-curated
• ProCell Microchanneling Treatments: https://thepixiegarden.com/pages/procell-hair-treatment
• All Episode Transcripts: https://thepixiegarden.com/blogs/news/tagged/podcast

New episodes weekly. Every product recommendation is based on professional salon testing and real client results.

Davis County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalist

This episode includes AI-generated content.