Author Archives: marelle76

The Dangers of Hair Straighteners, Pt. 2 | The Dr. Oz Show

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dangers-hair-straighteners-pt-2 I usually shy away from the Dogma of Relaxer Shaming but Dr.Oz gives the REAL of what these chemicals are doing to any of us that choose to use them.  Watch and learn. Notice the layers of protection he puts on before engaging with the chemical…. is it worth it? The choice is yours.

It’s Our Special Day *sing that*

*Do you know what today is? It’s our Anniversary!* My deepest appreciation and gratitude for the support/ encouragement/questions/ feedback for the past 365 days. We’re babies in the natural hair blog community but you have shown SO MUCH LOVE!  Thank You for trusting me enough  to ask questions. Thank you to my unofficial team thatContinue reading “It’s Our Special Day *sing that*”

More Unity in the Natural Hair Community (Cross-Promo)

  As you all are aware I am a member of the Natural Hair Blog Directory, a place where many bloggers like myself can first of all be found by all of you lovely people and secondly find one another and share knowledge. There are so many of us and we all have such unique experiencesContinue reading “More Unity in the Natural Hair Community (Cross-Promo)”

Product Selection Formula

I’ve received several requests for help with selecting products. Much of my Helpouts time has been spent doing just that, so I thought that I should share my formula on product selection.   Step One: Eliminate the products that contain, MEA, EDTA and parabens. Don’t be fooled by the front label that boasts of theContinue reading “Product Selection Formula”

Recovery Motivation

The wedding is over, it was absolutely gorgeous, and I get my hair back. There’s a phase that we all go through on the wash day after we know we’ve been acting funny towards our hair. I went into instant heat damage detection mode. I watched every single strand that left my hair and freaked myselfContinue reading “Recovery Motivation”

Nights like this I wish, I’d just cut it Off.

Picture it Cincinnati 2014. I have my cousin’s wedding coming up and I’m extremely excited. It’s been a few days since the Bachelorette Party in Atlanta. The wedding is a week away and  I’m Maid of Honor, which means that I’ll show up in quite a few photos. The bride has requested that we allContinue reading “Nights like this I wish, I’d just cut it Off.”

Stress= Hot Mess

This past weekend I had the pleasure of speaking with the ladies that attended Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Pi Sigma Zeta Chapter’s  Girlz to Women Retreat. My presentation was on pampering your hair. I gave the ladies the three pillars of my hair philosophy; Hydration, Sleep Care and Consumer Awareness. A great time was hadContinue reading “Stress= Hot Mess”

Why wait for a new post?

Now you can find out what you want when you want. How so? I’m proud to announce that Ooh My Hair is one of TWO Google Helpers available for live video assistance on helpouts.google.com Helpouts are the latest addition to the Google family of helping you find the information you seek. This does not meanContinue reading “Why wait for a new post?”

Protect, Protect, Rest, Repeat

Growth has been the hot topic as we transition from Winter and work our way ever so slowly into the Spring. We all have visions of ourselves gracing the beaches flaunting either our giant Afros or our outstanding two strand twists that do not contain a single strand of Marley hair. So what’s the regimen?Continue reading “Protect, Protect, Rest, Repeat”