Introducing Akua, the creator of the Nubian Head Massage (2005).
She is one of the first UK Loctitians, trained by Dreadz n Headz founder Malika Tamu Cooper, through the Natural Hair Specialist course by Adornment UK .
Currently Akua is working in the L4LUK (Locs 4Life UK ) team, with Jay Adegunle (Salon Owner and Creative Loc Stylist Winner Adornment 2005) as a loctitian/stylist and Deputy Manager. She also runs her own business, is a full time student and most importantly a mother to her life's inspiration, her son Kofi.
Currently studying to become a Naturopath in the UK she is also a qualified Nail Technician, Holistic Therapist, Massage Therapist, Sports/Remedial Massage Therapist, Indian Head Massage practitioner and a professional Locktician and Braider.
Akua business, Naturalites is a facility available to both corporate clients as well as individuals. Using only natural products and powerful healing energy, delivering various treatments from nail care, hair care and advice, to a range of massage treatments.
Teaching parents how to maintain their children's precious hair without chemical treatments and realisation of their identities is one of her passions.
Akua is a great believer in networking and helping black owned and managed businesses build up, thereby strengthening their buying power, and developing a force to be reckoned within the global market place.
Akua states, "Through guidance from the Most High, I have acquired skills, networking techniques and opportunities offered by kindred brothers and sisters. Also via the support from my family and close friends, I have been able to travel around the globe to educate, stimulate, and explore a whole new world the media knows nothing about;Strong, positive, knowledge seeking, conscious black people, fed up of being ignored, used, abused, restricted and constantly misrepresented. The difference is something is being done about it, and it is growing from strength to strength every day";.
One day and One person at a time.
She distributes products in the UK for Dreadz n Headz (Baltimore), New Bein Enterprises ( New York ) and Locs 4 Life ( UK ).
Some of her clients include the Vice President of a Global business group, Members of African Royal families, Ex-member of the US Presidential Administration, Government Officials UK and Africa , not forgetting the public (who matter the most).