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.

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.

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'm a mastic gum lover in that mastic gum has helped me keep my H. pylori and IBS in check. I have heard that antibiotic treatment calms down H. pylori but will not completely eradicate it, which explains why I still felt as though I had it after antibiotic treatment. Now, if I forget to take mastic gum for a while and start having stomach pain and indigestion, I start using mastic gum capsules again and soon feel much better. I was hoping that these little pieces of mastic could be chewed to improve my breath, which seems to be a problem for many years since I first got H. pylori. But, they are very hard, flavorless and dry and do not help my breath. This is a lot like chewing wax.

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.

I bought these to exercise my jaw and teeth. They are really tiny beads, but that doesn't bother me. I use roughly a teaspoon of beads and that chews down into a nice little piece. For the first thirty seconds or so it will seem sticky and annoying, but that quickly goes away and you're able to chew it easily. The taste is pleasant and is very mild -- like others have described, sort of tastes like sweet tree sap, but then after a minute or so it's basically flavorless. It's easy to reuse if you want -- put it into a container between uses so it doesn't dry out too much. So far so good, I like them and would order again.

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.