Modern sunscreens are designed to stick—water-resistant, sweat-resistant, pollution-resistant. Now combine that with Manila dust, jeepney soot, office AC, and mid-day sweat. A single quick cleanse won’t cut it. What you feel as "clean" is often a thin film of sunscreen + city grime still clinging to the skin. That film roughens texture, traps oil, makes pores look bigger, and blocks the actives you paid for. Here’s the PH-proof, zero-tug fix: a two-stage melt-and-clarify, followed by a water buffer that calms the barrier instead of stripping it.

Step 1 — Melt: Zero-tug oil cleanse for sunscreen + city film

On dry hands and dry face, massage 6–8 pumps of Kumano Oil Deve Deep Cleansing Oil Bottle 180ml for ~60 seconds—don’t forget hairline, nostril creases, and jaw corners. Add a splash of water to emulsify into a milk (don’t skip this) and rinse thoroughly. The emulsification is the difference between "oil sitting on skin" and "oil carrying sunscreen+sebum+soot off skin."

Step 2 — Clarify: Short-contact foam that doesn’t squeak

Follow with a quick, 30–45 second cleanse using ORBIS Clearful Wash 120g. Build the lather in wet palms first (less surfactant bite), then sweep over T-zone, sides of nose, and chin. Rinse cool. The goal here is not to scour; it’s to break the remaining film without spiking transepidermal water loss (TEWL).

Step 3 — Buffer: Water layers within 60 seconds

Within a minute of rinsing, flood skin with 2–3 passes of KAO CUREL Intensive Moisture Care Toner 150ml. This "water buffer" stops the tight-then-greasy rebound cycle AC creates, so texture settles and pores look calmer. Press—don’t rub—especially across the cheeks where sunscreen tends to cling.

7‑Day Texture Reset (PH commute + office AC)

• Nights 1–5: Kumano Oil Deve Deep Cleansing Oil → ORBIS Clearful Wash (30–45s) → 2–3 layers Curél Intensive Moisture Care Toner.
• Night 6: If skin is calm, keep the same cadence; if tight, skip foam and just oil cleanse + water buffer.
• Night 7: Hydration-only: oil cleanse → extra water layers.

Residue test (jawline + hairline)

Post-double-cleanse, swipe a white tissue along hairline and under jaw. If you see beige/grey streaks, you’re under-emulsifying or skipping the hairline. Fix that and watch "enlarged" pores look smoother in a week.

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