To Dominican Blow Out or Not To Dominican Blow Out That Is The Question????

Dominican blow outs can seemly leave your hair looking and feeling soft and bouncy however, the effects of such intense heat can have detrimental consequences that can leave your hair broken and damaged. 

The Dominican technique involves washing your hair with harsh shampoos in conditioners that coat the hair to make it feel softer. Once your hair is cleansed you are ready to be roller set and put under a oven like hooded dryer. Once your hair is dry you will then be blown out with even more heat from a hand held blow dryer with a round brush that vigorously pulls your hair from root to tip repeatedly to smooth out your natural curl pattern. Depending on how tightly coiled your natural texture is you may be offered and additional heating treatment which includes using a flat iron to get straighter results.

Healthy hair burns at roughly the same temperature as paper: 233C (451.4F) however, burning or scorching can occur at lower temperatures in hair that has been subjected to other harsh treatments like relaxers and hair dyes. Natural hair can be subjected to heat damage also, when you apply heat the cuticle, the tightly wrapped scales curl upward and apart from the shaft. Heat causes temporary changes to the hydrogen bonds that hold hair together which can cause breakage to occur becomes posing a greater threat for a potential split end. A heat protectant should always be used to create a protective barrier around each strand to prevent heat damage and promote healthy hair which most times are not offered at these salons.