similar to hair, if you apply a moisturizer or organic substance that is or contains humectants to your skin in low humidity, the humectant will draw the moisture from your SKIN instead of from the environment (as you've taught me!).
In 1972 Marlon Brando refused the Oscars for his award-winning role in The Godfather. They weren't the first, though. In 1935 a writer named Dudley Nichols refused to accept the Oscar for his movie The Informer because the Writers Guild was on strike against the movie studios at the time.
In 1935 Dudley Nichols, a writer, refused to accept an Oscar for The Informer. This was due to the conflicts between the Academy and the Writer's Guild. George C. Scott refused the honor for his portrayal of a World War II General in Patton (1970). The reason being that he thought the Academy Awards was a two-hour meat parade..