Chatty,
I can relate to the dry desert air, here in Arizona the sun shines like in Nevada!
It causes havoc with your skin and hair, making it dry, dry, dry!
I use a powerful, heavy conditioner on my hair to battle it and on my skin, I use doctor recommended thick lotions and I use them daily!
I wish we had that humidity that I had in New Orleans when lived there and Seattle, when I was there also!
It's a trade off, weather that does not scare us with tornados or hurrincanes, and spares us from the Earth Quakes, gives us this lizard skin!

I will be moving in a few years back to New Orleans and I will be glad for the humidity.

The Mid-west girls love to rub it in about how good their skin looks!

A couple humifiers can be of great use, and I use one when I sleep!

Best to you,
Dancer9