calliope said:
I know that this question has probably been answered a million times, but I hope that someone can help answer it a million and one: What do they do to your hair in a Dominican salon? And, what on earth is a Dominican blowout? Is it different from when a regular stylist blow dries your hair? I would love to try this because they are all over the salon review board, but I'm scurred to try something new before really knowing what it is and knowing if it's ok for a type 4b. I heard of a couple of good ones here in Philly, but I'll wait until someone gives me the breakdown before I go.
Hi! I am 5 months post relaxer, and I went to a Domincan salon a few weeks ago for the first time near Philadelphia. In my opinion, it wasn't worth it. The products were not great, and they were not gentle with my hair. They also use entirely too much heat. My ears were burned after they blow-dryed my hair. Unless your hair can handle it, I can't imagine someone going to get a blow(burn)out regularly. I won't visit that salon again. My roots were straight for a few days though, which was nice!
Also, out of about ten ladies in the shop, only one had nice healthy, hair. She was natural...and her hair was fierce with thickness and shine. Some ladies had length, but also had thin, transparent ends. I also witnessed a lady getting a relaxer touch up yanked through her entire length of hair from root to tip. It was rinsed out and dryed under the dryer, and then highlights were applied
But hey, if your hair can handle it, go for it, but if I had to judge from my experience, they are no better than a regular salon, in my opinion. My hair was okay, but it wasn't worth it.
Since I only visited 1 salon, I won't generalize and say all Dominican Salons are terrible. Perhaps another DS would be different, I don't know
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