I've gotten my hair 'done' in Domincan Salons where I live (in the DR) - it's amazing. I usually go with a friend and we get pampered (or tourtured depending on your pain threshhold) perspectively. Dominicans have a unique way of blow-drying hair which I've never experienced anywhere else (USA, South Africa, Italy, South America and so on), it seems to work for every hair type as I have fine blonde hair but many of my friends are domincan who are blessed with thick black hair, some curly and some straight. I never feel like my hairs been dried out (which is a problem for me) or over-dried which is amazing as they don't hold back on the heat factor.
I don't know how they do it but it works for me
Stay well,
Amy