You know, I agree with DianaO that it's the water intake. It's so weird though. I was always under the impression that water was supposed to be GOOD for your skin, not dry it out. I wonder how much the flouride and other stuff in tap water effects our skin when we drink alot of it. I can't afford to buy bottled all the time and I can never keep those brita filter things full enough to have cold water on hand so I gave up on them years ago. Am I the only one who thinks it's counterintuitive that water would dry out skin? I always have had to use lotion (because I was never a water drinker) but now I have to use it way more and even my hands look like dishpan hands when I drink the water. And, YES I take the essential oils, except when I know I'll have to eat tunafish cuz they seem to amplify the fishy taste in my mouth and it grosses me out. Annie