Desk humidity was the thing I never checked until this year.
Heat kicked on in my apartment and my skin started itching within days, same as every fall. Grabbed a $9 hygrometer and left it on my desk since I’m there all day anyway.
First 2 weeks of October:
– below 30%: itching within hours of waking up
– 35-40%: mild dryness on hands only
– above 40%: nothing, even after 8+ hours at the desk
Room was sitting around 22-25% with the heat running. Got a small humidifier, set it to hold 42%, and it showed by day 3.
Also mid-move right now and pulled 3 half-used tubs out of a drawer that did nothing for me. Tossing instead of packing them.
Not the whole story probably, just the one thing I could actually measure this time.