Girls:
If you are not sure what relaxer to put on, my best advice is to consult a professional first, she can tell you what relaxer is best for you, depending on your hair. Every hair is different and if you buy a relaxer that is too strong, your hair can break or fall.
Dainty: I am not sure dominican relaxers are any different than Americans. We do have really good products and dominican laboratories are coming up with great products every year, as you know that most of the population has very curly / kinky hair..but I am more inclined to think that the reason why a lot of women who relax their want to follow the dominican trend is due more to the tecnique AND THE CARE!!! that dominican women take w. their hair. One of the things that I have noticed is that here in the states, African American women are told to wash their hair and blow dry it (BANG!) This is why a lot of african american women who relax their hair have their hair soo dry, because the blowdryer is killer, the heat that comes out of a blowdryer is much more damaging than doing the rollers and then doing the blowout. Getting the rollers done is KEY if you want to have a great, healthy mane.
About the technique: A lot of dominican hairstylist have been perfecting the technique of appling a good derrizado for yeaaars, but not all of them do, so please do your research girls. If you are not sure what type of derrizado you need,DON'T do it at home. A derrizado is almost like getting a haircolor, it needs MAINTENANCE.
For anyone who has really dry hair or your hair is falling, I recommend Emergencia Toque Magico and 10 en 1...They are soo good for your hair, these are really good quality deep treatment but they work better if you get a massage as you apply them and then go under the bunett dryer.
I'll go ask my hairstylist more questions about product and how they work, so I'll give you more feedback later.
HTH