Are Dominican hair practices really good for black hair?
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brittanynic16
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I am not sure how good or bad Dominican practices are good for "Black" hair but, their hair has a large range, from curly to kinky.
krissynick
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domincan hair texture varies..some of similar to ours and some are not... i like some of dominican hair practices and some i dont.. i like the fact they want you to dc everytime and i like the indirect heat of the hooded dry for roller sets... what i dont like is them blowing out your hair afterwards... if they must do only the roots and tell them to wrap it ... thats the only thing i can say i dislike... i mean no body does my hair like i do it but they do a pretty decent job
Lady Esquire
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Dominicans are an extremely mixed race. Their hair ranges from type 1 to type 4 hair, which is why they understand how to manage our hair, because in essence, a large part of their population is no different from us. Many Dominicans are black Dominicans, just as there are black Americans, black British, etc...
The rollersetting is a healthy technique. However frequent blowdrying may not be a good idea to do on a regular basis, which is why many women opt to merely blowdry their roots as opposed to all the way down to their ends. Also many women opt to do a rollerset, and then follow it with a silk wrap, which is much healthier than a blowout. Additionally, many women follow a rollerset with pincurls, which involves the least amount of manipulation and no heat at all.
So one would have to choose which practices are most optimal for their hair. But to answer your question, Dominicans are essentially no different from us, hairwise. The only real difference is ethnicity not so much hair type.
The rollersetting is a healthy technique. However frequent blowdrying may not be a good idea to do on a regular basis, which is why many women opt to merely blowdry their roots as opposed to all the way down to their ends. Also many women opt to do a rollerset, and then follow it with a silk wrap, which is much healthier than a blowout. Additionally, many women follow a rollerset with pincurls, which involves the least amount of manipulation and no heat at all.
So one would have to choose which practices are most optimal for their hair. But to answer your question, Dominicans are essentially no different from us, hairwise. The only real difference is ethnicity not so much hair type.
msjones
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Because of the complicated situation of Dominican Republic and their colonization by the Spanish, the African Diaspora, their Taino Indian descent, and the fact that the Dominican Republic resides on the same island as Haiti (Hispanola), Dominican hair texture varies from being super kinky (4) to being even a 2a.
In saying this, I mean that making a blanket statement that ALL Dominican hair practices are not conducive to taking care of "black" hair would be false.
However, there are many Dominicans, including a majority of my friends who have hair is is just as kinky, if not kinkier than my hair. Some Dominicans even identify as being "Black Dominican"--its very complicated, sometimes even a touchy subject for a lot of Dominicans--
But all in all--some are good, some aren't so good--their hair texture is as different as "African-American's" hair texture (whatever african-american means...)
HTH & HHG!
In saying this, I mean that making a blanket statement that ALL Dominican hair practices are not conducive to taking care of "black" hair would be false.
However, there are many Dominicans, including a majority of my friends who have hair is is just as kinky, if not kinkier than my hair. Some Dominicans even identify as being "Black Dominican"--its very complicated, sometimes even a touchy subject for a lot of Dominicans--
But all in all--some are good, some aren't so good--their hair texture is as different as "African-American's" hair texture (whatever african-american means...)
HTH & HHG!
DayStar
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right...although there are many races that are "dominican"...they are no different than west indian or african american.
JewelleNY
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I think one has to be very careful before considering a dominican blowout. If you have fragile hair than you need to skip it. When I was having it done my hair way swinging and bouncy but slowly falling out. I find only certain hair types can handle long-term blowouts. My gf who has 3 something hair can not withstand blowouts either and she has long healthy hair.
CHEEKQUEEN
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There is a lady at work that is Dominican and her hair looks just like African American hair. She does her own blow outs and sometimes she just leaves her hair curly. I was thinking of getting a blow-out but I am going to reconsider because my hair is fragile. 
krissynick
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i bring my own conditioner.... i use baba de cacoal.. (i think thats how u spell it) its a domincan product.. i think it has a picture of a snail on it... i also bring others that i like like kenra and ors...
Lady Esquire
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right...although there are many races that are "dominican"...they are no different than west indian or african american.
Exactly.
To the original poster: black is a race. There are "blacks" everywhere on the globe.
Dominican Republic is their nationality, a nation that has many races. There are white Dominicans, black Dominicans, and mulattos in between. The fact that there is a "Spanish" ethnicity banding the nation together has nothing to do with the different "races". The mixing of the races, just as with any other races, hence creates the broad of hair type, which is really no different as blacks here and everywhere.
There really is no such thing as African American hair, because AAs range from type 2 to type 4, just as any other black nationalities: black Puerto Ricans, black Cubans, black Brazilians, etc.
So, there is no "one size fits all" hair care practice for AAs, Dominicans, or anyone. I am sure there are Dominicans with fragile hair that cannot withstand constant blowouts. And to add further, no two people on the planet have identical hair type. All of us are working with our own unique grade of hair. So, you have to make the right decision as to whether your hair can handle or thrive under certain practices.
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gone_fishing
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Although they produce stunning results, I thought blowouts were bad for our hair all the way around. All that pulling and tugging and heat...
But even if there texture does happen to be closer to whtie than hours depending on the person, there are a lot of "white" products - meaning not in our itty bitty black hair care area at the drugstore...that works very well for our hair - so I don't see why that wouldn't be the case with dominican products. Some will work and others won't.
But even if there texture does happen to be closer to whtie than hours depending on the person, there are a lot of "white" products - meaning not in our itty bitty black hair care area at the drugstore...that works very well for our hair - so I don't see why that wouldn't be the case with dominican products. Some will work and others won't.
PinkPebbles
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.What about Salerm, Miss Key, Alter ego and Silicon Mix? Can I go wrong with either of those?
Lady Esquire
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The only one I've ever tried is Silicon Mix in the tub. It is one of my staples now. YUMMY!
vonte422
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This is what my hairdresser uses. The Salon I go to at home I dont bring my own products except my relaxer (ORS LYE, when I brought it for my touch up she kept saying "Organic relaxer???
" but I am going to order some of the Baba de Cocoal sp/? which is actually silk worm conditioner to take to the salon at school when my Miss Keys runs out. I prefer Dominican conditioners because of the thickness and the price, and its great for our hairand i want to get some silicon mix the leave in. my hairdresser in NY uses it and it smells great. The salon I sometimes go to for emergencies in philly I always bring my own products..
By the way when you go to Dominican Salons how do you get them to use the "special" products on your hair like the salerm drops, and the products that I know about but they dont think I know about. The shampoo girl at the salon in philly was surprised when I whipped out my champu de ajo and i thought she was gonna pass out when i pulled out my Miss Keys 10 en 1
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ShiShiPooPoo
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I have wondered this too and have not gotten a DB for this reason. I can't stand the thought of that blazing hot blowdrier even though I will probably love the results.
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