Natural Mastic Gum In Resealable Bag 0.88Oz 25Gr, Jaw Exerciser 100% Real Chios Mastiha Gum, Resin Of Trees | Medium Tears Sugar Free

Edit 3/6/25: Considering I am in a 7-week botanical course currently with a famous herbalist & acupuncturist citing how Mastic was mentioned by historical figures, like Dioscaredes (books available here on Amazon & elsewhere), I decided to up this from 3 to 5 stars while I reading monographs on Mastic. I have been using tiny broken off pieces of the "teardrop" resin every day. Even citing some jaw issues below, I am enjoying this. I can not speak for long-term benefits yet. I recommend you do your own research on resin medicine, like Mastic. Considering this is chewed, it is considered generally safe for MOST people & can help support oral/GI issues & general health for MOST people. Not everyone will like this & some may have issues or bad reactions to this or any other product they try. Original review: 3 stars for now. I might come back over time to edit if I see benefits or not. I recently saw some YouTube folks & articles discussing this for various issues & how it might help them. I decided to try it. I missed that it was a 25-gram package for less than $15. So the size surprised me right away. I do have some jaw issues, so I wasn't sure how great this would be for me, since I'm really not supposed to chew gum in the first place. I do enjoy a lot of pine-spruce-evergreen herbal teas & such, so I was intrigued if this would be a good flavor or maybe soapy or just a flat-out no. The piece I showed in my hand was easily broken off to try a small sliver. It was "just plain" at first, but then the slightly resinous pine flavor kicked in as I started to chew. For me, it is quite nice. I like it. I'm sure the flavor is not for everyone. This definitely should not be purchased on a "breath freshener" status alone. I was hoping that this would have some cross-over benefits like evergreen herbals do & maybe help a bit to strengthen my jaw muscles. As I type this up, it is getting a bit more difficult to chew. Reminds me of decades ago chewing gum in school & it just being quite rough after a few hours. My order was only delivered about 30 min ago, so there's no way this would last very long. In closing, I wanted to give this a whirl for my own issues I deal with daily & decide for myself it would be worth continuing to purchase in the future for long-term & occasional use.

This was an adventure purchase. After reading the book "Breath" by James Nestor, I was looking for some mastic gum or gum that gives the jaw a workout without any kind of real or artificial sugar. I purchased the Turkish gum Falim, unsweetened, and this Cerez Pazari Natural Greek Mastic Gum. I was intrigued by the all-natural mastic ingredient and what Hippocrates said about it as being medicinal. I found it difficult to chew so that's good. It's clean and attractive but has a lot of crumbled pieces -- not uniform pieces. The thing I couldn't tolerate nor did I expect was a residue that has coated the back of my throat and feels like up into my sinuses. It has a mild pine taste. Coupled with the residue it makes me think of pine tar that drips from trees and sticks to everything. I rated it 3 stars for value because it's a specialty product that you can't buy anywhere. I think it's high quality so if you are definitely sure you want this product, this is a good brand. I had to spit mine out after one minute. I'm not even going to try to like it. On the other hand the Falim gum, mint, sugarless is the way to go if you want jaw exercise without sugar. It has zero sugar, gives you a workout, and has no taste other than a slight mint flavor.

So far so good! I haven’t had a problem with this, it’s exactly what’s described and if you read instructions/do a little research I don’t think you’ll have any problems chewing it. It did come sort of stuck together but anyone who’s ordered something similar on amazon should know that happens sometimes in transportation/etc. and if you’re willing enough it can still be used, plus the description even states what to do if that were to happen which is nice. I personally had no problem getting a piece/pieces broken off and mended together enough to chew. I’ve read that some recommend rinsing a piece off with clean water first but I personally just keep it in my mouth/sometimes roll it around with my tongue until it absorbs enough fluid to lightly chew it until it’s able to adhere to itself and not your teeth. Yes it tastes like pine but if you’ve done research you’ll know that’s fairly normal and expected since it’s literally tree sap. I personally got it for my stomach ulcers because I had read about it possibly helping with that (haven’t tried it long enough to have my verdict) but I was intrigued to know people were using it to strengthen their jaws. I personally don’t see like any difference between the consistency of this vs. bubble gum that you’ve chewed for a while. Maybe I just have a weird batch or maybe I have jaws of steal 🤷🏼‍♀️, who knows?! I typically chew bubble gum while I workout so I’m curious to see if I notice any difference chewing this instead. (Side note, I read a review saying you can’t blow a bubble but I definitely challenged that and was able to blow at least one small bubble. Lol)

I got this natural mastic gum because I wanted a clean, sugar-free alternative to regular gum, and it’s definitely different. It’s just pure mastic resin with no artificial stuff, which I love. It starts off pretty hard but softens as you chew, and it feels much more substantial than normal gum. The flavor is earthy and slightly pine-like, not sweet or minty at all, so it might take a while to get used to. Some people mentioned it can taste a little bitter at first, the pieces aren’t always perfectly sized, and it can stick to your teeth if you’re not careful; which is all true but honestly too bad. That said, I do like it for the natural ingredients and even for jaw exercise or digestive support. Overall I would say its a good option if you want something natural - but don’t expect it to be like regular chewing gum.

here is how I feel about it. Pros: It's a fairly neutral flavor, but it does have some and it's not bad. It's a tree resin so obviously, it's gonna kinda taste like a tree. It lasts a long time, longer than stuff like Xylitol gum, where the flavor disappears after 2 minutes, this stuff retains what little flavor it has everytime you chew it. I don't feel like I need to spit it out (actually I swallow this for gut health) like I do with flavored Xylitol gum because it tastes so bad once the flavor is gone. Its chewy, helps my teeth, keeps me healthy. Cons: it's too little, you barely get enough for more than a few days for the cost it's just ridiculous. I understand this is probably not easy to get, but holy heck, you can get 3 packages of Xylitol gum for cheaper than this. To me this is the only major con it has, there really just needs to be more gum inside. Overall, I will likely buy Mastic Gum again, but maybe not this brand, or just something that has well...more inside.