Hey ZoSo - Nice update - although that's hardly a surprise now.

I'm about to enter my first winter with a beard and as the furnace starts to come on more frequently, everything is going to dry out more and more. Plus - my beard beard feel like straw at the best of times.

For the question of oiling too much....I think if you oil too much, you'll know. You don't want to put enough oil in your beard that it seems oily, and adding too much oil might result in your skin complaining as well. You could try adding oil a couple of times per day to your damp beard and see if that helps.