BASE LABORATORIESShingbase Cream | Treatment & Pain Relief Cream | Lidocaine Pain Relief Relieving Balm Ointment - Ease and Treat Nerve Pain and more | 8oz

Great product, inexpensive and does offer relief. On another note: delivery....I was concerned because of streetwork going on here its difficult to find addresses for which to deliver. Amazon took it in stride....Amazon said it would arrive last Sunday...IT DID right on time.

This cream does alleviate pain, but if pain is intense one will want to reapply it often. It feels cool to the touch and thus relieves inflammation. The cream is not firm as would be a "cold cream." it has more fluid in it so a jar won't last as long as would be a more compact cream. At the height of shingles, one looks for anything to lessen pain and this is effective. Don't know as I haven't compared it to what I would feel if I only applied lidocaine to the area.

When someone says you have shingles, you freak out a little, especially after reading about it online. Who wants to go through a painful, itchy, blister filled rash that can last 3-5 weeks. And what do you mean I can put topical ointment on those blisters? It hurts and goodness knows you don't really want to touch it, even on your own body. I had blisters in the upper middle of my back and spray lidocaine just didn't work for me. The front was fine, but the back was painful and itchy. I have to say, this cream was the best remedy and I'm glad I found it. Not only does it smell pleasant, but it reduces pain and gives you that cool feeling you get from icy hot. And the texture was awesome... Like a whipped, fluffy cream. It spread nicely and really helped, providing needed comfort. I wish the tub was shorter and squat so you could reach in easier, but can't complain here! Highly recommend!

with its combination of 4% lidocaine and menthol, this cream brings relief for a while. The menthol cools the area down. I began using this when I was about 5 weeks into the horror of shingles. Prior to that, I used the silver sulfadiazine (prescribed by someone who misdiagnosed my shingles as sunburn!) The blister-like eruptions were mostly gone when I began using Shingbase. I am now in week 9, the rash is fading (both front and back as I have an atypical instance of the shingles) But even non-rash areas are still very sensitive so I am using Shingbase several times a day and night. I am nearing the bottom of the bottle and may order another. I would definitely recommend this.

This may work well for others, but it only worked a couple of days and then no relief from the shingles pain. Have tried a lot of different things and only a few seemed to work. Oh well, back to finding something else.

When first applied the cool lotion relieves the itching. Not for long.A cool pack works better and longer.The container is a joke , not designed for lotion.

Helps to ease shingle nerve pain.

Received promptly as ordered. Nice consistency and not greasy. Don’t expect instant relief but it helped momentarily. Had to be reapplied often. I didn’t like the container. It was too difficult to get it out of the bottle. Should have been in a jar not a pill bottle.