Skin care for Humid weather

Everyone has been overloaded with information about what to do for our skin in humid climates.

Walking through the cosmetic floors in South East Asia, unendless counter girls/boys asking you to buy your moisturisers because even in hot humid climates, we still have to rehydrate our skin to allow the skin to sustain self repair and suppleness.

What do I say to that? What bloody nonsense!
I am a staunch believer of NOT moisturising in our hot, humid weather.
Why?

1) Rarely our skin gets parched in our weather. ANY EQUATORIAL country will have high humidity and rarely will our skin gets dry in any way, unless we are living in harsh cold airconditioned rooms (solution: use a good fan!).

2) Overmoisturising tend to slow down our NATURAL skin ability to self slog off older skin. Excess moisturisers will act like glue, allowing old skin to be stuck to the newer skin. This in turn will allow the build up of dead skin, causing false dryness and even more moisturisation.
That is why scrubbing your face once to twice a week (for most skin) is benefical to your skin's clarity.

3) True dryness to me in humid climates is when after your facial toner, you feel tightness on your skin (most probably on the cheeks and sometimes forehead). Rarely have I heard from people their whole face feels tight after an alcohol-free toner is applied. Those who do, have porcelin smooth skin and barely any pores (freaking bastards! coz i am jealous! hahaha)

Basic skincare (and step by step) that I would suggest:

1) Gentle facial wash (for it be dry, oily or whatever skin). If you achieved the squeaky clean feeling, you are most probably overwashing your face.
2) ALCOHOL-FREE toner so you can apply it with your hands and not waste on cotton pads/balls
3) IF you need, a lightweight "serum". But make sure it is rich in antioxidants and not some cream filled with just feel good silicone (and should be alcohol-free). Oilier skins can use serums as a lightweight moisturisers if they need to.
4) Moisturisers, applied only on the DRY areas (oily skins can skip this)
5) Sunscreen (that has avobenzone, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide present for a good sun protection) that is none oily. If sunscreen is slightly moisturising in texture, use it in place of a moisturiser in humid climate.
Recently alot of new sunscreen have this beautiful matte finish which work as a good makeup base.
Also some brands makeup bases have a good sunscreen protection and are wonderfully textured , you can choose to use that instead of a basic sunscreen.
6) Stop at 4). Have ample sleep to sustain good skin texture longevity. Not enough rest is known to slow down wound healing, so picture not enough beauty sleep on your normal wound-free skin.