• Dry skin requires regular moisturizing, avoid moisturizers that contain petroleum products or mineral oil, try to find a natural hypo allergic skin care product, atleast one that has natural hypo allergic ingredients in it.
• Applying rich sources of Vitamin A, C, D and E like Cocoa butter, Coconut Oil (Virgin) can do wonders for your skin, if used regularly after shower.
• Quarter Tea Spoon (1/4th) Cardamom seeds (crushed) mixed with warm water is a good mix to fight dry skin. This will make your skin glow and prevent quick aging.
• Avoid tap water, instead use Milk and Toners to wash your face, they will open up your pores, refine them. This make your skin breathe in more easily, as it hydrates the surface.
• Apply a combination of  Egg white (1/2 Tea Spoon), Natural Honey (1/4 TS) & Cucumber Juice (1/2 TS) .  Use a piece of cotton to apply the mixture and wash off with cold water after the mixture dries up. This helps in cleansing, softening and hydrating the skin.
• DO NOT SHOWER over a long period of time if your dry skin irritates easily. Use an extremely mild soap for bathing.
• Make a thick paste by mixing ½ spoon honey, 1 spoon curd, 2 spoons potato juice and ½ spoon milk cream. Apply this paste on your face and wash it off when it gets dry.A few more mixtures that you could use as face/body packs:
• Body Pack Mixture: Natural Honey (i/2 TS), Coconut Oil (1/4 TS), 1 Table Spoon Wheat Bran (Chokar). Wash it off with cold water after the mixture dries after application.
• Body Pack Mixture 2:  A paste of  Fullers Earth (1 TS) i.e multani mitti, Natural Honey (1/2 TS) , Milk Cream (1 TS) and a little oil. Follow the steps as before i.e application for 15 minutes then wash it off after drying.

In cold weather you could invest in a humidifier.  The extra external moisturization will help your dry skin gain vitality almost immediately.