great tips! thanks.

I do have a big boy washer in the house with a skin care rinse. I cut back to half detergent long ago. We use one of those softener balls in the dryer. works like a charm.

I only use bar soap, the liquid stuff has sodium lauryl sulfates in it. They use that stuff to degrease garage floors. Makes great lather, but strips the protective layers off your hair and skin. I use sulfate free shampoo as well.

I am a lotion junky. I need to drink more water, I know that, but my skin has been dry dry dry for years. I think that helped trap some of that stuff, and it got stuck.

Nice to know I am not alone in my scratchy universe.