Hair Blog - Dominican Hair Alliance

17/6/2019

Hair growth: How to grow your hair with iron

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Hair growth is linked to iron. Image by Bayley Gramling.

What should you do the next time you hear about a "miracle" product that promises it can speed up hair growth, stop hair loss, make thin hair into thick hair, and turn grey hair back to black?

a) Dismiss it as yet another piece of too-good-to be true hair industry hype or b) call your doctor?

29/5/2019

4C Hair: Why This Popular Curly Hair Advice Won't Work

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Got natural hair? Most advice and products work better on 3B than 4C hair. By Aiony Haust (l) and Lindie Wilton (r).

The worst curly hair tips possible if you have 4C hair? When 3B/C curl advice gets tossed out as general, one-size-fits-all curly wisdom.

This Type 3-obsessed curl dogma has taken over the way we talk about and treat all curly hair, even when it doesn't apply. Especially when it comes to 4C hair.

22/5/2018

Capilo Leave-In is BACK!

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The Style Guide:

Same great product In different packaging...

All you need is a little leave-In.....

14/8/2016

How to Run Away From Reversion—Successfully!!

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Let's face it: avoiding reversion is avoiding moisture. It's the only way to prolong your sleek 'do! Moisture hides, and when your hair is freshly straightened it seems like—it's everywhere. On guard, ready to sneak up on you and transform your sleek, laid strands into flying frizz. So how can you beat it? How can you stay sleek?

22/3/2016

IAITI: Ingredients for Stretching Sets

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This latest edition of IAITI, is a tell-all on reading INCI for stretching. In a naturalista's epic battle against shrinkage, DHAdiy brings the war to the words on the ingredients label. Learn how to check if your chosen product is a win against shrinkage.

2/9/2015

How to use silicon mix...

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The Perfect way

If the only thing consistent about your hair lately has been its dryness and resistance, then this Silicon Mix-atrActiva combo might be exactly what it needs.

9/6/2015

Cartoon Series: a DHA Original

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New to YouTube is the DHA original cartoon series of 5 women, chronicling their haircare journeys, dilemmas, problems and solutions in light-hearted comedic animation here for you to enjoy!

1/5/2015

Comb, brush or fingers: How should I detangle my hair?

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There's no question: the most important factor in detangling hair is a rich, super slippery conditioner to ease knots apart and absorb the friction from fingers and styling tools.

But what's the best tool to help with the process: a comb, a brush, your bare hands?

26/4/2015

Capilo's NEW PHOTOSHOOT:

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The Beach Edition

Check out La Aplanadora's new looks for 2015, for year-round summer hair: heat protection
& hydration!

24/12/2014

¡FELIZ NAVIDAD! - POSTCARD FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Misplaced snowman on beach in Dominican Republic. Image by Richie Diesterheft.

¡Feliz Navidad!

If you're enjoying Christmas in colder climes, here's a taste of tropical Christmas fun on the beautiful beaches of the Dominican Republic.