Name: Osayomore Ossuetta (aka Prof Mom).
Where are you from and where do you live: I am a Nigerian and I live in Lagos-Nigeria.
What do you do: I am a medical doctor.
How long have you kept your hair natural:
8 years.
What’s your natural hair regimen: Right
now I have dredlocs.
1.
So I wash my hair every 2 weeks. After washing, I use Shea butter mixed with sulphur
cream. Then I leave it to dry naturally.
2. I steam my hair once a month. I use Shea
butter alone at the roots/scalp to do this.
3. I alternate between hair conditioner and
shampoo when washing my hair.
How
old are they: Samantha is 5 years old. Stephanie is
3 years old.
Why
have you decided to keep their hair natural:
1.
They are too young, in my opinion, to use the relaxers and straighteners;
2. Natural hair in the long run is much
easier to manage;
3. I am their mother and so what I say
goes!
What
hair regimen and techniques do you use for them:
1. Wash their hair once in 2/3 weeks;
2. Use a mixture of rosewater and glycerin
which works very very well. This mixture retains the moisture and keeps their
hair really soft and supple making it very easy to comb;
3. After washing their hair I do not dry it
all up. I leave it damp and use the rosewater-glycerin mixture;
4. Then I style as is fit. Either weaving (corn-rows) or braiding.
4. Then I style as is fit. Either weaving (corn-rows) or braiding.
Do
you make their hair or do you take them to the salon: I used to make their hair myself. But now we get their hair done in
the salon.
Challenges
in caring for their hair – Do they cry / do they dread "hair days" or
is it a great time all around/ do people pass negative comments: They cry when their braids or weaving are being taken out. Then we
move on to looking forward to getting a new hair style.
Yes, people pass funny comments. I hear a lot of "Relax their hair so it will be fine” and “Ah natural hair!!! It will be difficult oh."
Yes, people pass funny comments. I hear a lot of "Relax their hair so it will be fine” and “Ah natural hair!!! It will be difficult oh."
Are
you teaching them about their hair: Honestly no. I
just tell them that they have to wash their hair so it won’t smell and keep it
clean always.
What
are you learning as you care for your hair and your daughters' hair: Patience and knowing what works.
What
do you say to other mothers about caring for their daughters’ natural hair: We all need patience to care for their hair. Added to the fact
that it is better to keep their hair natural for as long as you (MOMMY) have
control. Explain to them as they get older about the benefits of keeping their
hair healthy and clean.
What
do you prefer for mother – daughters time: movies or manicures and pedicures: Movies! I can sleep through the movie without them noticing me.
Except when I snore during the movie. :o
Keep it natural!
Omozo
Keep it natural!
Omozo
2 comments:
Love this! You make it seem so easy.
The girls are cute as always :)
They are cute aren't they?
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