i have been scrambling around for about 3 months now to find a cure. i have been trying things for 1 week and then abandoning them and then trying them again. i have been impatient and expected things to work the next day. there is no research on how long it takes a pimple to form so who knows. but i do know that there is no overnight cure. everything takes time. so finally i am going to be more patient with the treatments i am using. i remember when i used duac. it took a while to start working. same with the antibiotics and the differin. these things take about 1 month to two months for you to know if they are working. this is very frustrating but i believe in the zinc oxide cream that i have found and i think it will work but sadly it takes time. so everyone out there who has tried something and is frustrated because it isn't working, make sure you give it about a month and a half before you decide if it works or not. may i cure my acne