How I Preserve My Straight Hair & Wrap My Hair Like The Dominicans

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[@Niabiafoefia]

I honestly wish y’all would watch me wrap my hair and enjoy it! Lmao I’m a Black woman who watched her mother wrap her hair but also went to the Dominicans for blow outs. My great grandma mother was also Dominican. Wrapping hair is a Black technique. Newsflash, Dominicans are apart of the African Diaspora (more than 40% of slaves went to Latin/South America) therefore, a large sum of Dominicans are of African descent. Open a book, in sure you all can find access to this information. If you have something unnecessary to say please keep it cause IRDAGF😘

[@debd7988]

Thanks for showing this, I was wrapping my daughter's hair for the first time.

[@serenaadryen9527]

Wrapping hair is not a black technique you should have said it’s an African technique coz we do it to in North Africa and we ain’t black we call it “ tourbillon “ here in Algeria and yes it’s an African technique.

[@Niabiafoefia]

@@serenaadryen9527Lmao do you understand the difference between ethnicity and nationality? I hope you're not that dense.

[@serenaadryen9527]

Nia Imani no do YOU know the difference between ethnicity and nationality coz I think you’re confusing the both of them.

[@Niabiafoefia]

@@serenaadryen9527 Ethnicity: the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. Race: a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. Black: people from the African diaspora/negroids(relating to the division of humankind represented by the indigenous peoples of central and southern Africa.) Due to the translatlantic slave trade Black people and their practices/traditions can be found in Africa, the Caribbean, American, South America, etc. What does this mean? that we share common practices and traditions that have stood the test of time. So BLACK women everywhere wrap their damn hair!

[@davideisler1965]

No idea why this showed up on my recommended Lol, but u have beautiful hair and nice bone structure. Have a nice day and take care of yourself. Peace

[@ishish8816]

David Eisler aww that’s genuinely sweet

[@ericabradshaw4295]

Maybe it's a sign to grow that mullet we all miss 🤣♥🤎💪🏾

[@HairByPierre]

Wow it’s so shiny sleek and silky!

[@sheilaorangd1967]

I'm so glad to see a pictorial about hair and you're showing your own hair that grows from your scalp sometime they have a wig on or they have a scarf on a hat or something on they had the few say I don't want to listen to them because they might be bald-headed under that covering of they had thank you

[@momentsbydesyn8021]

You just gave me the secret! I’ve been parting it in the middle and it is so frustrating because it gets all puffy in the middle and I have to keep re-wrapping it. Thanks for doing this tutorial!

[@Mariechy]

It gets puffy doing it this way as well

[@kaybee5162]

I’m a black girl from Philly and I’ve done this my whole life.

[@JoyOfZion9]

Right I saw the title and was like huh..lol we been doing this for generations....

[@Monaedeezy]

Joy&Music StarseedFemi9 💯

[@omg703]

Same. Been wrapping my own hair since I was a pre-teen (and I'm a very grown woman now) and doing it without the pins - unless I have layers in my hair. I only use a comb though as brushing can damage your ends. Thought I was going to learn something new.

[@sarakay1869]

@@omg703 How are you able to do it without the pins?!? All my hair will fall back down if I don't secure them in place with pins

[@omg703]

@@sarakay1869 you should have some sort of bend to the hair (kinda like she has) for your hair to grab onto. The only time I EVER have to put pins in my hair is if my hair was just clipped bluntly or if my hair was just blow dried out. Other than that, your hair should have enough moisture and some sort of bend/curl to wrap without pins. And my hair is slightly longer than arm pit length.

[@jazminee3601]

If you don’t like the pin dents: I usually comb my hair around in a circle and hold it with my hands without any pins. Or ask someone else to hold it but I can manage to do it myself. Then you fold your scarf in a triangle and lay it on your head. Cross cross the pieces in the back once and then spinbthe scarf in a circle motion around your in the direction you combed it so tbat it smoothes it out and compacts the hair then tie the scarf down and you’re good!

[@jazminee3601]

I’m sure u can find a Tutorial this way if it doesn’t make sense :)

[@crazybillie2498]

Yassssss

[@emogenemartins7988]

South African women grow up doing this. We call it 'swirling' and we use old pantyhose (we call it a stocking but it's the 'panty'part of the pantyhose) to keep it in place. You can even twist it tighter if you like. Some do it without hairpins and just place the stocking on the head after swirling. Twisting the stocking makes the swirl tighter and hokdxevetyyhing together. Normally sleep in the style to keep it sleek.

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

Haha, yes! Here in East Coast, USA, we called them “stocking caps” in the 1980s and beyond.🥰😇💖

[@evamz9584]

Yess this makes so much sense thanks I bought some panty hose that were the wrong color and I threw them out ugh. But now I know what I can use them for:)

[@LilliLamour]

@@BL3SSed-Bliss Right this has been going on since the pressing comb.

[@ItsHannahMarieC]

Years later lol, I always say I grew up using stockings to protect my flat ironed hair at night and people look at me like I’m crazy. I’m like I know so many other ppl do this!

[@TreasuresProphecy]

I grew up getting silk presses and I’m from Houston ❤️ and my granny kept my hair wrapped all the time ❤️ not just a Dominican thing ❤️💯

[@danakarloz5845]

OriginalllBadass I didn’t know what it was ! 🤓

[@TreasuresProphecy]

Dana Karloz oh okay lol

[@danakarloz5845]

OriginalllBadass 😂🙈

[@TreasuresProphecy]

Kitty Kat girl I said wtf I said

[@Beautytisher]

Kitty Kat what video were you watching she said like the Dominicans 2-3 times, and did you skip over the title too.......whew lord some people can’t be this slow🙄😒

[@BMcMillerD]

I'm in cosmetology school and there's a section in the hairstyling chapter explaining hair wrapping but the pictures don't show or explain anything very well so I was so damn confused, this really helped! Thank you and you're freaking gorgeous! Beautiful hair!

[@theculturalconfusion7748]

I’m a black southern girl, and I’ve had my hair wrapped like this all my life.

[@consciousbeauty91]

TheCultural Confusion right same here (not anymore since I’m natural). But when did this become a Dominican thing? Cuz where I’m from all black girls wrapped their hair like this when we went to our regular black hair salons and even when we did it at home. There aren’t even Dominican shops like that Deep South and folks wrap their hair like that all the time.

[@theculturalconfusion7748]

Modern Soul Sista Right... I never knew it was a “Dominican” thing 🤷🏽‍♀️🤔 Because my granny have pictures of my great and great-great grandmas and they wrapped they’re hair the same way.

[@NaturallyLatrice]

Lol right. Soon as your mother presses your hair for the first time you learn how to wrap it to keep it fresh. The title threw me. Lol I never even knew anyone besides Black women wrapped their hair. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@elainamcclendon5593]

Modern Soul Sista I was thinking the same because I am also a black southern girl.

[@Yinskiiii]

Modern Soul Sista some dominicans (ex amara la negra) are black so its more of a black thing than dominican

[@iloveplatano]

It's a staple in our culture and hair regimen. All black women do this but many have abandoned these techniques.

[@blackgoddess8994]

I love how long and silky your hair is Nia😍😉 you take good care of it very well💯💪🏾🙌🏾💪🏾

[@trillMony]

Blackgoddess89 day

[@sheilaorangd1967]

That's all I ask for when young ladies be talkin about the hair whether it's natural perm no matter what you do to your hair I always say take care of it keep it clean wash it when needed you know was according to your hair some people wash their hair once a month some people watch they are every two weeks some once a week so whatever your regiment is as long as your hair is healthy that's what makes a difference because we don't want to get up in age Envy bald headed which I see a lot of ladies like that from poor judgement sometimes of hairstyles Old Navy too many chemicals whatever it may be just take care of your hair cuz I take care of mines very well

[@taquisha68]

Girlllllll your hair had grown sooo much since you cut it . I’m here for it😍

[@brandicastle4861]

I haven’t wrapped my hair in YEARS. Lawd my hair used to be L A I D T for the GAWDS! Lol

[@TheDetroitblack]

Yesss I agree it breaks my hair because I have very fine hair.....

[@777.c3ce]

Brandi Castle same

[@Punkin_spice411]

I just want to say thank u for the last video with the rucker roots products. I ordered them on a whim and this is the only successful attempt in 3 years. I can't thank u enough!!!!! My 4a hair never wanted to be tamed......*dramatic sniffle*

[@Niabiafoefia]

Ashley Poston yay!! Im glad the products worked well on your hair ❤️

[@Millennialmoney101]

My hair always leaves a dent no matter how the pins are placed. I usually put a scarf on and then pull the pins out

[@lourdesgibert967]

Thank you so much for this! I can finally wrap my hair myself. It has so little texture and can be a huge pain to rap because it falls all over the place, but doing it this way (as opposed to parting the hair to the front and holding my hand in the middle of my head) is so much easier. Thanks again! :)

[@TTWORTHY]

Wrapping hair makes straight hair last so much longer. I wrap my hair as well but I do it a little differently . How she has her hair around the 4:21 Mark is how I actually start my wrap and I start going counter clockwise and I don’t add bobby-pins because I don’t like the mark they leave... the first two days are the hardest when wrapping freshly straighten hair but by the 3/4 day your hair will literally be falling in place. I also add a wrapping Cap and then a scarf.

[@tandijones1689]

I'm a cosmetology instructor. I like to provide my students with various ways to achieve certain styles when possible. I did a demo wrapping hair on a mannequin (my way), then I showed this video as another learning resource because this video was another simple way to grasp a the concept. Thank you for sharing, Awesome Job and Beautiful Hair!💙

[@Niabiafoefia]

I’m sooooo happy this video was helpful! I’ll actually be starting my cosmetology journey soon ❤️

[@lifewithzoeh4680]

We Dominican call it “Tubi” Our moms and grandmothers teach us since we’re teen to know how to take care of our hair at night

[@sharonhicks-jones5471]

All black southern women do this sis but pretty as always when done as per usual.

[@aprildenice4635]

Nia your hair is so beautiful 😍

[@danamartinez7840]

"El tubi!" 😄 you never leave the beauty salon without the "Tubi". Some of us has mastered this art so we can easly do it in seconds and without bobbypins (pinchos), just the hair net and that's it! Dominican women and hair is a secret bond that will live forever! 🇩🇴🇩🇴💆‍♀️💇‍♀️💁‍♀️

[@Noemar-]

Dominicans remove the pins afterwards because they leave marks, they use a net hat to keep the hair in place.

[@joonietingz4171]

That’s how we do it sis and overall to sleep more comfortably too 🤩

[@hildasantana5191]

Hola. Esperó que estén bien por la gracia de Dios. Esté mensaje es para ofrecer un producto, que son los gorros para hacerse tubis después de ir al salón o en el salón de belleza, son los mas usados Rep.Dom. Ya que las mujeres los usan para conservar el lacio del cabello por mas tiempo de hasta por 15 días. Si les interesa el producto por favor contactarme por esa misma vía.Gracias por tú valioso tiempo.

[@sarakay1869]

how do you remove the pins without all the hair falling down? do you take them out while you have the net on?

[@Noemar-]

Yes, we take the pins out when the net is on, otherwise the hair will fall down.

[@ughhhmcrbinch5583]

My aunt can wrap it without pins 👏🏾👏🏾 black women do it good

[@elysiapointer7570]

You should try using duck mouth clips. They’re easier to open, and you can slide them right out once you get your scarf or wrap secured. Then twist the scarf around once or twice to make it even flatter. It’ll keep you from getting those dents in your hair. Made life so much better when I discovered duck clips.

[@iloveplatano]

Dominican women have magical hands I swear. Some of the best hair dressers you'll ever find are Dominicans, that goes for barbers as well.

[@elisabethl8714]

But some of them will straighten your hair by burning the hell out of it. I've lost my curls twice after getting a Dominican blow out, the señoras fried my hair. Never again, I learned my lesson.

[@tams.2535]

Lol “like the Dominicans” it’s a tubi y’all. por que juzga cono. Love your videos Nia!! ❤️❤️

[@sauzalita2670]

I miss getting my hair done at the Dominican hair salon 😢 they did a wonderful job!!!!!!

[@joymatt5914]

Lmao the title has me weak 😂 “.. and wrap my hair like the Dominicans” lmao

[@Thebadgalgabi]

Joy Matt’ it’s bc Dominicans are know to wrap their hair and preserve it for like a month

[@lightrose1258]

@@Thebadgalgabi true

[@five10queen]

Cali here and that’s the only way I know how to wrap. Thought I was gonna are something new

[@LydiaLafronte]

My mama use to do this when I was little. If you knew the amount of times I tried this and it was a big flop you would laugh. That ish don’t work for me and by morning I’ve sweat my hair back to curly.

[@i_am_nishaj]

Your hair is beautiful !!! 😍 thank you for the tutorial !! I have longggg hair and didn’t know how to wrap it but thanks to you, now I do ☺️

[@TheVlogLife]

New subbie. I just straightened my hair yesterday and now I’m going to bed and I was like. I spent 3 hours flat ironing my hair and I’ll be dang if I don’t preserve this silky smooth style. You reminded me how I use to wrap my hair. Minus the Bobby pins I just held the crown of my head and kept going around. My hair is thick and I can’t play around when it’s straight because it will all come down so I have to be quick!!! Lol 😂 thank you for sharing this video 💕💕💕💕 I will be watching more 💕💕

[@leonortorrens631]

My hair is very limp but I always wrap

[@jaslynn548]

I really thought nobody wrapped their hair anymore lol it looks so good girl. After my hair grew to my butt I stopped wrapping it, and started putting four small buns on my hair to keep it straight/wavy. lol I got lazy smh

[@slyfox1983]

Do a video

[@rowenikka98]

Your hair grows fast ASF 😍😍😍

[@MzChrisyKK]

Great vid!!! The simple step of parting behind the ear feels like a revelation to me!! I always start with a side part and I struggle every time! The behind the ear part makes way more sense....I’m gonna try it!!

[@franciscoarias630]

You did a good job warping your hair. We call that a tubi.

[@denysedenyse4070]

Francisco Arias Who calls it that? Never heard that one before.

[@franciscoarias630]

Denyse Denyse Dominicans called it that.

[@iyaniarose]

I thought it was dubi

[@Josolynm]

Yes un tubi

[@cesarinacapellan623]

Dominicans calls it Tubi...

[@krystalharris1259]

Woah! Your shine and retention ARE AMAZING!

[@teep2056]

I love that your hair is all one length

[@Geezzzy]

Dominican 🇩🇴 Tube 🙌🏼. We love them tubies. All day everyday!

[@QueenT293]

Yaaaaaaassssssss Nia!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Come thru drippin💧 lol. That shine and body of your hair is everything!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@blkbeauti05]

In the winter months I wear my hair straight. I wrap my hair every night, my doobie will last for two plus weeks. Your hair is beautiful and very healthy.

[@ChristinaGwira]

Ugh, you're the only tutorial that made sense. I was able to get a decent doobie. Major key was parting behind the ear. Thank you for sharing girl!

[@tauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Ur hair is so shiny!!!!

[@santaadams210]

In Cape Town we use a old pantihose cut the leg make a knot, brush our hair around our head without pins press the leg of the pantihose over our heads

[@43198229]

It looks so shiny and nice!💇‍♀️

[@sharlondaharrison5946]

Your hair is so beautiful. You can see how healthy it is. So shiny❤️🔥❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@toothfaerie]

That is so awesome! And your hair is amazing. I never knew about this, I only saw this technique yesterday on my facebook newsfeed. I have got to try this. 😁

[@Whattaurieloves]

I wore wraps all through high school in the 90’s in Detroit. I had the most beautiful hair. I stopped wrapping and perming. Went natural and I don’t know how to properly care for natural hair. It sheds so bad. My hair is super thin now. I cut about 3 inches off. And I’m gonna try wrapping it again. Silk press with wraps challenge…

[@Freckles5]

Girl, you and your hair are beautiful 😍

[@Millennialmoney101]

Your hair grows back so fast 😩 I just cut two inches of dead ends and hope it grows back quick.

[@marissa5317]

She wears the hell out of a middle part! She’s so gorgeous

[@Jaaked]

You're making me want to straighten my hair

[@judithsample1714]

I have wavey hair, I did this ALWAYS so long ago to straighten my hair!! Comes out Beautiful ❤️

[@jazminee3601]

Like the Dominicans Lmaoo idk I just found it funny but the doobie is where it’s atttttt

[@Likelyfairy]

What’s funny about it😒

[@truthful1370]

I want to recommend that rolllos is a great alternative to get your hair straight. Then do the dubi dubi. Also the keratin treatment has taken the place of relaxer the flat iron can still be used but you will need just a little this protecting your hair from drying.

[@patriciamccullar1976]

I'm just enjoying watching her comb through her hair lol

[@oomiesays]

You channel has so much content Imma start watching all your vids lmao i love that you talk normally and not in a weird youtube voice.

[@starbeard5025]

Straight out the 90's baby

[@joycesmalls7862]

Thanks for sharing how to wrap your hair, it was so simple and your hair is beautiful!

[@ShannonTheMojito]

I needed this. I usually have my sister around but I'm going to have to do this alone! Your hair is so beautiful.

[@andreremy9494]

I just appreciate the fact that its real as a Man. Im tired of seeing these weave/scalp joints out here

[@radioog6945]

That is the most gorgeous head of hair ever!

[@virtuouslady5679]

Thank you love it

[@kianaterry8837]

Part BEHIND the ear!! Got it! I always part down the middle lol. Thanks for the tip!!!

[@apttamyhalleluyah]

I love it 🥰...You learn something new everyday...I did not know that...I thought it was just something black women did here in the south...But nevertheless hair is gorgeous. And you have encouraged me to start wrapping my hair again!!! I stopped because people would say you still wear your hair like that!!!😔

[@michellefrazier3288]

I haven't wrapped my hair in sooooo long.

[@UrFriendlyCreoleHottie]

I have a little cousin whose name is Nia Imani! Your hair is gorgeous.

[@RenaeDana_]

I love your hair!!! I love wrapping my hair! Keeping that style fresh.

[@evamz9584]

Thankyou for this very much! ❤ Im excited to try wrapping with proper instructions:) I hope I can get good at it eventually so I dont have to use heat so often.

[@ca7117]

Thanks for the tutorial! I’m trying to get better at wrapping and making my silk press last longer☺️

[@malikabrown7439]

Been doing this since the 1990's. Its a wrap.

[@Niabiafoefia]

Malika Brown and guess what I’m doing..wrapping my hair.

[@ohhweeeee]

Black women been wrapping their hair like this since forever but whatever.. haha. Your hair is gorgeous.

[@karenmichelle1250]

Who needs weave when you got beautiful thick natural hair like this 😍

[@neveahs6907]

I just got a Dominican blowout and got my hair straightened

[@butter6820]

I know I'm late, but I'm Dominican, haha~

[@Venusianjonel]

Your hair looks amazing

[@chinawhite89]

Your hair is pretty and thank you for the tutorial I thoroughly enjoyed this video 🤗

[@lakishatoussaint]

Yes to round brush love!

[@patriceaustin7505]

Yeah I do hair from being Black and growing up with Puerto Ricans. Looks cool. However some people have wavy hair. In Cali if it's not wrapped it is still cool. Kind of taught me how to do my hair without perms and I had that fresh cut a few years back and I guess I missed it so much I just left it alone. But cool. I use to cry when my hair grew but the older you get I guess you just don't care. Just learned to embrace the curls and love others and not criticize. I just wish people stop criticizing me because it would not stay short and kept growing. Seriously it is best to stay with your culture because some people don't understand hair is in your natural DNA. Ok God bless. I wish life was so different. Good start. I am glad I cut mines off years ago. It did eventually grow back. I just try not advise people that sometimes your Native American has a lot to do with that too. I learned to do facials too and not let hair just rule my life. God bless.

[@curlygirl5828]

That Doobie was definitely a "Flashback"....4 me 😉!!! U hair looks Sooo healthy n FAB!!! 💙 it!!!...💁👍🌟💞

[@MissNolver]

I know this video is old, but I still find it interesting and funny that long kinky hair like hers, *ALWAYS* provokes a lot of debates and discussions in the 21st century 😀

[@shanamedley6977]

Yes ma'am, a wrap grows the shit out of your hair, that's all I wore the whole time I was pregnant, when I took it down it had gotten much longer I was shocked 😱.

[@SamiiLovee90]

When you train your hair, after a while, you won't need Bobby pins. Your hair will do it all on its own.

[@missmarley1990]

We do this in South Africa too minus the pins and scarf, we use tights/stockings instead

[@ms.darkhoney5964]

I love the texture of your hair...awesome job

[@jocelyngokul728]

In South afri a we coloureds use stockings cut the length of the old fashioned panty hose and set the foot part around the head and twist around the head some use two it stretches so in days it will suit perfectly on ur head

[@shyshy80]

Beautiful.. Girl I've never been able to wrap lol I've always been a part down the middle kind of girl so that's how my hair is trained my wrap looks crazy lol

[@SosoModels]

😂😂😂 I’m crying @ “if you haven’t seen my straight hair tutorial you’re a loser”

[@chandrab.7649]

I do it the same way but get Bobby pins dents 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@peace-xm9nk]

Girl your hair is fine😍💖

[@teetee8654]

Your hair is so beautiful you go girl

[@tanekabellamy6342]

Beautiful hair!!!

[@ashleyy871]

My hair is really long so it took 5 thousand tries 😂😂

[@HelloWorld-ie9ow]

Ashleyy nah sis deadass!

[@ladynefertitibk]

You have some gorgeous hair, I need to save this video just for inspiration that it can be. lol.. Yes , goals for me.

[@mademoiselle8887]

We in Aruba also do our hair so to keep it straight.

[@lmarshell7228]

Gorgeous hair 💜

[@tri_neshalashon]

Hair length goals😩

[@cr500811]

I do this but I use the fishnet cap so I can remove the pins and avoid the lines

[@SNUPE_FOXX92]

Your hair has a rich indigo color to it 😍😍😍