@skinnylatte omg 😂 This was me but just moving to Nevada briefly with my now-husband, after living only in New York and Nor Cal.
Uh. The desert is... Dry. Not just the soil. The air. All the time. My childhood eczema came back with a vengeance, and I spent more money on eye drops and lip balm than ever before. I also put the "8 glasses of water a day" to the test, and confirm it's valid for that climate at least.