When You Have Shingles, Is There A Cream That You

when you have shingles, is there a cream that you can rub over the blistered area. I am taking Valtrex and some pain medicine and this is helping a lot. Just wondering about cream I was told you could soak in baking soda or aven00e bath treatment. just checking on this information. The breaking out is only on the right side of my neck and some on my right shoulder.