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I don't usually, either, but I do have a bottle of hand lotion around to use when the weather gets dry for just such an occasion.

Water alone isn't enough; it actually makes it worse. When I was younger I had times when my skin would get so dry that it would crack. I later found out that this was because I was trying to use water to soothe the discomfort of being dry, but when the water evaporated it would actually pull MORE moisture out of my skin.