TMI- dry skin by vagina

hii! i don’t really have any other women in my life to help me out. i am sexually active btw. but sometimes the skin following my bikini line going down towards my vagina often dries out and peels. pretty much my inner thigh by my vagina. it makes me feel gross. any suggestions on what to do? can i use lotion to help the dryness? my vagina itself is never dry. i hope i explained this well enough