Let's face it, most of us are tempted to squeeze if we fall victim to a spot, but there is a safe and effective way of doing it which prevents redness and scarring.

The Pore Draw technique, pioneered by Karin Herzog, gets great reviews in the press and on Twitter and Facebook.

The technique can be experienced as a facial at salons (you may have heard of Bliss Spa's Oxygen Facials, which according to US Vogue treated even "elephant man acne") and there is now  a home tutorial video, with step by step instructions, for people to try in the comfort of their own bathrooms.

Karin Herzog's Julie Cichoki says: "Not everyone can get to the spas and salons and almost everyone has congested skin, especially those living in highly polluted urban cities, so many will benefit from following this tutorial."

Watch the video and save yourself potential scarring by extracting pores in the right way.