toomanyshoes - ooh that oil sounds great, googling now!

LimeSlice - thanks but there are no shops like that here unfortunately. It's a small town and very annoying that there is not even a craft or fabric shop, let alone an African hair shop.

emc2 - you're lucky your DP already has some stuff if you need to use it. Although a friend of mine also recently had a white/African baby, and his hair is straight, not at all like my bubs.