Çerez Pazarı 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.

Chewing gum helps me concentrate and calms me, so I chew it all day long. The flavor has never been important as, when you chew a piece for 5-6 hours, the vast majority of that time is in a flavorless state anyway. When I learned the other week that my go to for years for 'long chewing' had been discontinued by the manufacturer (Fruit Stripe, flavor gone in a minute but chewable for hours) I went searching for the next best thing and came across mastic gum. If you don't mind or don't care about flavor, and in my case I find it to be a subtle juniper kind of flavor that is nice, but certainly not delicious, then if you follow the instructions to soften it up this is a godsend for gum chewing fanatics. The no sugar, no artificial sweeteners is a win too, I don't want either of those, just the chewing experience. Some pieces are softer than others, I've had some that resemble a standard firm chewing gum and others that are firmer and give my jaw a work out where I have to take a break after maybe 2 hours. Having chewed gum all my life I have a mouth full of fillings and have had no sticking problems with the gum. I suspect this little packet will last me a long, long time as I can rinse them when done, pop back into the fridge and chew again later, no idea yet what the lifespan of a single piece is (still going with the collection I chew) but I will 100% buy this again when I've depleted this supply.

I bought this after seeing someone share. Honestly I like it. I won’t give a 5 star because this is simply a chewing gum at a steep price because of its origin. Honestly you could chew a piece of dentene for hours and get to the same taste and consistency. But that said said it’s what I expected and wanted, natural chewing gum without a plethora of who know what in it. I’ve been chewing my first piece for hours. As directions say chew with front teeth to get to chewing gum consistency, then you can sort of chew with back teeth. I do feel my jaw muscles as I chew, being it’s tough. It has stuck to one tooth, and I think it’s because I let it sit for too long. I just wish it was a little cheaper for what it is. But it’s origin and journey to get here sort of explain it.

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.