THANK YOU & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

To all our followers and supporters we humbly say a heartfelt "THANK YOU". Honestly we could not have gone through 2012 without you. I know it sounds cliche but it is true. This is the end of another year and it had its share of positives and negatives. But you know what? We made it! And for that we are thankful.

We pray that the year 2013 will be better than 2012 for all of you and for us. Better hair care, better hair growth, better health, better relationships, better careers, better character, better bank account. A better year all around!

So have a joyful, prosperous, goal accomplishing, healthy, loving and lovely  new year!

Keep it natural!

Omozo

So Sorry for the silence

First, MAJOR APOLOGIES for not updating this blog for so long. We are very sorry.

Many thanks to all who checked up on us and sent emails. Thank you for your faithfulness to O'Naturals. We appreciate you and we know that without you, we would not be here. Thank you for sticking by and with us.

We are here and we are working on improving O'Naturals. Believe us, there are exciting things in the pipeline so stay tuned. Exciting times ahead!

Keep it natural!

Omozo

Mommies and Babies all Week - So Join us!

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First, we will say a big THANK YOU to the ladies who participated by allowing us to interview them for this series. THANK YOU! Thank you for honouring our request.

We have been collecting interviews from some Mothers who have decided to keep their daughter's hair natural and relaxer free. It has been exciting and eye-opening. Not all the mothers interviewed have natural hair so that was interesting! Getting their responses was like opening a box of chocolates: we didn't know what we were going to get! (Thanks Forrest Gump).

Cabella sent in a poem when she heard we would be running this series so check out the next post too!

The first interview will run tomorrow (Monday). We hope that you are inspired and encouraged by these women and their beautiful daughters. And we also hope you get some helpful tips. We enjoyed it and we hope you do too. As the French say a demain (until tomorrow).

Keep it natural!

Omozo

O'Naturals is now on Facebook

Hi Friends!

How goes the week? If it has been awful just wait a few more hours and it will be the weekend!

We are now on Facebook hurray! We need you to please go on the Facebook page and "like" us. Click here.

*This whole internet lingo can be odd sometimes*

As always, we need your support. And invite your friends to join, "like" and follow us too. Thanks and have a fab evening.

Keep it natural!

Omozo

WE ARE NOW ON TWITTER!

Find and follow us on Twitter by searching ONaturals@gmail.com.

Keep it natural!

Omozo

Introduction (A BIT LATE I KNOW).........

In June 2003 I decided to go totally natural. That being my hair. I made this decision with so much joy and fear. Being that I had made fun of people and ridiculed their natural hair decision. But I was ready to take it on. I did not start though until Jan 2004. So far it has been fantastic. I have had the most fun and in all honesty I see that I am vain about my hair and the sensation it creates when I do all sorts to it............

I decided to loc my hair in 2007 and that was even more fun. I was able to do all sorts in style and look very hip if I must say so myself. Then I made the decision to cut of the locs after my second baby. I had decided to go low and have the model look...........Now that did not work because I became lazy and had too much on my hands with my husband, 2 girls, work and church activities.................


So.........yes you guessed it!!!! I went back to getting my hair locked..............Now this is different and I have done quite a few things to my hair. I have dyed it RED!!!!! Which totally rocks and I have also experimented using hair clips and hair decor to give it the oohmpah that can only be me..............
I look forward to sharing my hair tips..............yes, natural and locked as well with everyone................

The naturalization of my hair

I think going natural was a long time coming. I started styling my hair myself because I lived in a town in Canada where there were no hair salons that catered to black hair. My younger sister, Oghomwen, went natural first. I enjoyed seeing her hair natural and we talked about the many things she could do with her natural hair. Then she asked me "why don't you stop relaxing your hair too?" Huh? I can't go natural!  I told her that natural hair “looks great nice on you but it would look awful on me”. How many of you have said that?
Then for some odd reason, I decided to bleach my hair and then dye it red. Fab idea right? Noooo! The colour did not take and it left my hair limp and dry. Then I thought I should put a perm in so that I could get loose curls. My hair was relaxed, what kind of "loose curls" was I looking for? The perm did not work either and my hair was so damaged that I felt foolish! Reeeeallyyyyy fooooooolish.
So I started braiding my hair again and did so for about a year. At the end of the year, I cut out the relaxed portion of my hair and fell in love with my natural “nappy” hair. It was a discovery for me. I went online to get ideas, tips and “training” on how to care for my natural hair. I found that the natural hair community was very supportive and really well informed about natural hair. I went natural because my hair was suffering from all the damaging chemicals I was applying to my hair. Basically, the chemicals were not working for my hair. That was in 2000 and I have been natural since.
I am still natural today because I can’t imagine going through the PAIN and HORROR of relaxing my hair. Wow! I remember those times of  “relaxing gone wrong” and the scabs on my scalp. Who can forget the many suggestions on what to do so that the relaxer does not hurt? For example, don’t scratch your head before relaxing … (feel free to add your input here). I am also still natural because I understand the damage chemicals can do to my hair and I want to keep my hair healthy. Plus, I enjoy my hair so much now that it is natural. I can’t keep my hands out of my hair – I have the classic “Hand in Fro” syndrome.  I love my hair so much and I am thankful that it is the way it is. It is the way God created it to be – it is perfect!

Omozo

Being Natural

I went natural in January 2001 while I was living in Lethbridge, Canada. And after a very brief encounter with a texturizer, I have been natural ever since. I learnt how to take care of my hair while living in Canada. There were few salons that catered to black people there and my sister did hair so I picked up skills from her. I also learnt about our hair from nappturality.com, other natural hair websites and reading lots of books.

I find being natural empowering, because over the years I’ve learnt how to take care of my hair and how to style it. Since I don’t visit the salon much, I save a lot of money by doing my hair at home. I enjoy the versatility of natural hair and I enjoy the fact that my hair is the healthiest and the longest it has ever been. Wearing natural hair is not always rosy. Sometimes it can be challenging but I choose to remain natural anyway.


Having natural hair in Lagos is neither here nor there. I don’t really notice that my hair is different anymore because I have been natural for about 8 or 9 years so it’s just part of my life. However, people are always asking me why. Just a few days ago someone asked my mother if I was S.U. (i.e. Scripture Union. It’s a Christian group in Nigeria). Funny!!! My mother’s reply: “not everyone can be the same, abi?” Yep, my mama is full of wisdom. Over the years I’ve come to realize that not everyone can or will be natural. But I would like for everyone to learn how to take care of their own hair whether relaxed, natural, loced or whatever. I hope this website will help in that way.

Meeeee,
Oghomwen

Introduction

Hello World,

We would like to welcome you to the O’Naturals blog. With so many blogs about natural hair care out there, I’m sure some of you are wondering what is going to make this blog unique. Well, our mission is to "feed your hair & spice up your life with nourishing goodness". We will share our knowledge about hair care with you and we’ll also discuss other topics such as family issues, career, finances, fashion, style e.t.c. We will be tackling many of these life issues from a godly perspective. That being said, this blog is dedicated to Jesus Christ.

This blog is made up of three regular contributors and here are our bios:

Oghomwen - I’m a writer, and video producer currently living, working and loving in Nigeria. You’ll usually see my posts under the name “Indigenous Productions”.

Omozo – I live and work, as a banker, in Canada. I guess after today, I can add "blogger" to my title. My posts will be under my name "Omozo".

Osa - I am a medical doctor, a wife and a mommy to two beautiful daughters, schooling and living in the UK. My posts will be under the name “Prof Mom”.

Regular blogging begins shortly. So sit back and enjoy. Please feel free to email us at o.naturals@gmail.com, with questions, comments and thoughts.


Much love from,
The O’Naturals