The Rare Beauty<\/a> founder, 33, revealed on the Sept. 9 Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast<\/a> that she struggles with arthritis from lupus<\/a> and said her lack of dexterity ended up influencing the packaging of her beauty products.<\/p>\n “I have arthritis in my fingers, and that\u2019s due to my lupus,\u201d Gomez shared. \u201cSo, I remember before the brand, I was trying to open a water bottle and it hurt really bad before I was on the right medication.\u201d<\/p>\n “And we somehow inherently made the products easy to open, and then we realized, wait \u2014 they kind of have to be that way,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd then we started to make every product with the intention of [working for] anybody who [has] dexterity problems.\u201d<\/p>\n Amy Sussman\/Getty<\/p>\n Selena Gomez attends the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 23, 2025<\/p>\n Gomez launched the brand in September 2020, and it reportedly reached a $2 billion valuation<\/a> in 2024. It was praised online<\/a> for its accessible products and applauded again with the August launch of Rare Beauty\u2019s new perfume<\/a>. Unlike typical perfume bottles, there is no cap to remove. Instead, it dispenses the scent with a button that can be toggled from locked to unlocked, then pushed. It’s something that makes Gomez especially proud.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that might seem like a little thing, but it\u2019s really not because it\u2019s actually so helpful for anyone at any age to be able to use the products,\u201d the actress said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why we want to make them easy and accessible, because it\u2019s important to me and it always [has] been.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, even down to our fragrance, the pump is very easy for me to use,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n In 2013, the Only Murders in the Building star was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs that has no cure, per Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neilson Barnard\/Getty for Vanity Fair<\/p>\n Selena Gomez attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March 2025.<\/p>\n Since then, she has opened up about the difficulties she faced while dealing with lupus, especially in the documentary My Mind & Me<\/a>. During one scene, she shared, “Now it just hurts in the morning. When I wake up, [I] immediately start crying because it hurts \u2014 like everything.”<\/p>\n In 2023, amid public scrutiny for her weight, the Wizards of Waverly Place star revealed on social media that taking the medication often causes her to gain weight<\/a> and vice versa.<\/p>\n “I just want people to know that you’re beautiful, and you’re wonderful. Yeah, we have days where maybe we feel like s—, but I would rather be healthy and take care of myself. My medications are important, and I believe that they’re what helps me,\u201d she said at the time.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Amy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/860f3c0cc0244108ff9900ed0fcb6222.jpeg\"\/)
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