I feel the dry skin is coming from the VCO. Different oils do different things.I belong to a makeup/skin care fourm and we use/recommed VCO and grape seed oil to help control oily skin! VCO is used to take makeup off at night then a thin coat befor bed or a drop or two grapeseed oil mixed with a cream base. VCO & GSO is used to regulate oil production and some put grapseed oil into thier makeup to control oily breakthrough. Since the skin on my face is not dry, using VCO makes the oil prodction more normal. Now the skin on my hands is dry to begin with and vco just makes it drier if I don't rinse it off.