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3 Nov 2023
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Stressed out by her corporate job and looking for a release, Sabrina Jones started dabbling in homemade, chemical-free skin care products in 2015.
A lifelong eczema sufferer, she primarily sought relief from her own symptoms. But as friends and family found out, they started asking for some of her products. Pretty soon she had a business.
“I was invited to participate in a market,” said Jones. “I wanted to make sure I was doing it the right way, especially if there was going to be someone that’s going to buy it. So that’s when I looked into registering. I wanted to have legitimacy.”
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