dry skin can be a symptom of iodine deficiency.
...use to have terrible skin on my hands- like sandpaper -and with little or no help from a number of creams. since i been supplementing with drops of lugol's iodine in a morning drink [iodoral also is available in tablet form], my hands are soft and smooth without a speck of cream needed -its like they are 20 years younger -i am simply amazed.
i understand that reaching iodine sufficiency will also help to dissolve the junk in the liver as well.
check out the thread 7 forum as it has many other testimonials on other stuff...