Pore strips are fab (made by firms like Biore - you can get them on eBay and in Boots). You wet your nose, stick on the paper strip, wait 15 minutes then gently pull off. You can actually see the yucky gunky plugs pulled out of your pores (ew!) and your pores look holey at first. But within a couple of days your pores have a chance to start to shrink back to normal size. I've had blackhead removals at the salon and find these strips just as good without the price tag or redness. I usually follow the treatment with Clinque clarifying lotion, which really degunks my skin.