Chios Mastiha Tears Gum Greek 100% Natural Mastic Packs From Mastic Growers (25gr Medium Tears)

I bought this as a healthy alternative to chewing gum, and I will be buying more soon. If you're used to strong artificial chewing gum flavors, you will find this is very different. It tastes like ( because it is ) tree resin. The product arrived fresh, and in good condition, although it took a long time, all the way from Greece. It's a harder chew than standard soft chewing gums. I am an aggressive chewer; being hyper active, I enjoy chewing to help me think, so I like the added "resistance" of the texture of this gum. Some of the pieces are so fresh that they stick to my dental work, but after some chewing they settle down and don't stick any more. I did purchase another brand of much smaller pieces of Chios, and mixed a little with my Spry Xylitol gum, which worked out well. I love this so much that I don't mix it with the Xylitol gum any more. Although you might consider this gross - since it has it's own anti bacterial qualities - I often set it aside in a covered dish after chewing it for a while, and take it up again later. I have tried adding some essential oil of peppermint for flavor, but that turns it into an impossible sticky mess that you can hardly get off your teeth. Overall this is a fantastic product if you want a healthy alternative to chewing gums that are full of plasticizers, artificial sweeteners and flavorings.

By far the worst I’ve ever ordered.Mastic gum is always had this weird thing where you had to heat it up to the exact perfect temperature. Too cold and it shatters into 1 million pieces and get stuck in your teeth. Too hot and it becomes very gummy and get stuck in your teeth. But I’ve always been able to figure it out and get it pretty much perfect all the time.This is an absolute nightmare. There’s two different types in the box basically. One that gets too soft too fast. One is so hard that it never gets soft. My jaw literally hurts right now angering me enough to pull this back up and leave a negative review.Won’t be ordering this one ever again from this company. Not my first rodeo and this is absolutely a waste of 20 bucks.

This stuff seems to be working for my chronic (7+months) of GERD symptoms that doctors haven't been able to figure out and prescription medication didn't relieve my symptoms either (took 40mg of Omeprazole for 6 weeks and it didn't help me at all!).This Mastic gum was recommended by a Naturopath I found on Youtube, gave it a shot and it's been helping!!! YAY! Will continue to buy.

Mastic is a resin obtained from the Pistacia lentiscus tree, more commonly known as the mastic tree.Other common names for mastic include Arabic gum, Yemen gum and tears of Chios. The mastic tree generally grows in the Mediterranean region, and its sap can be dried into pieces of brittle translucent resin. When chewed, this resin softens into a white opaque gum with a pine-like flavor.Mastic has long been used in ancient medicine to treat various gut disorders, including stomach ulcers and Crohn’s disease. More recently, animal studies report that it may act as a potent natural ulcer remedy.

I personally didn’t enjoy the products because it tasted like tree bark and I choked on it, but it was my first time trying this product and it’s all natural. So I would say if you are really into natural flavor definitely it would be perfect. Make sure to water it first so you don’t choke.

I got this to exercise my teeth and jaw joint/muscles. Spot-on, good quality, nice and stiff, I feel like my mouth just got back from the gym. The stuff is crazy expensive though, wish that were different.

I've used an entire pack so far, which lasted about two weeks when stretching out its usage. The flavor is earthy, and it has definitely added strength and size to my masseter muscles. I feel my gut health has also improved.Follow the instructions for storage - I left it open once and the humidity did a number on the tears, making them softer when chewing and taking longer to get my desired chewing resistance.Open, rinse, let sit in your mouth for 20-30 seconds, then chew. Store as directed. It's not rocket science. 6/5 stars.

It was terrible. The pebbles were super small and so hard like a rock. I thought they would break a tooth. And they did not soften until I bit down on them. Nothing about this gum is true. You see people pinching it between their fingers I fear I was sold some plastic because that is the texture. It starts out like sandy rocks and end up feeling and tasting like plastic. Worst it is not returnable. Do not buy this.