Very true. I usually use cleaners in a spray bottle and a sponge to avoid immersing my hands in chemicals, not sure if that helps or not. Working with fabric, as in folding laundry, will also dry my hands out... so it's not just chemicals or soaps. Will be picking up those yellow cleaning gloves though. Can't hurt!

I found the info on the dry skin/split skin and itching in a medical publication about the QSART test. It clicked for me and at least I'll stop looking into allergies and making myself nuts over it!