My husband has super dry skin that makes him miserable, too, but I found Alba Botanica's very emollient body lotion (http://albabotanica.com/?id=66) and it really works for him. I get it at Whole Foods -- do you have one there? Not only does it help his skin, it's made locally (to us), is hypoallergenic, and is 100% vegetarian ingredients. (I use a lot of Alba's products -- my poor lips get so dry but their lip balm (http://albabotanica.com/?id=304&pid=185) is a miracle worker.)

Good luck!