Chios Mastiha Pack 25gr (0.88oz) Medium Tears - 100% Pure Mastic Gum from Mastic Growers - Natural Raw Resin for Facial Toning & Jawline - Sugar-Free, Keto

Iv'e ordered this product before and it's a hit or miss. Sometimes you get better quality batches, sometimes worse. Luckily, the most recent batch I ordered was great quality. It's tasteless, wonderful for the stomach because of its properties, and it offers lots of resistance for those who want to train their jaw muscles. Yes, it expensive for a small quantity of grams but that's standard because mastic gum is very scarce and only grows in one part of the world (a small island in Greece). I've bought many other brands on amazon and they were all poor quality, this was the best. This is a legit review, I am not being paid to say this! Also, I ordered it on prime and the shipping took almost 4 days.

RIGHT OUT THE GATE: best Mastic Gum Brand is GRECO GUM. Go check them out. Not these scumbags. Went to the dentist because this gum hurt a nerve in my mouth. I have been chewing Mastic Gum for 3 years. Never any trouble with the other brands I have tried. Let’s start from the top with this brand. 1) does not test like real mastic gum 2) it’s a 50/50 chance this brand is going to come completely morphed as one mass. 3) if you are unlucky to get the morphed mass instead of the Mastic Tears. You will be having this gum stick to your teeth whenever you try to chew it. Immediately will eliminate any benefits to Jaw muscles trying to chew it like that. 4) if you were luck to get the tears instead of a mass your trouble is not over yet. -i got a second package which was the tears. This product was like try to chew a pebble. Bad enough that it doesn’t taste good but it literally hurt my jaw and I had to go to the dentist because I thought I damaged a tooth. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT

So, this stuff is so hard & sticky it pulled one of my crowns right off my tooth. You may wonder why I'm giving it 5 stars then. First, it's not easy finding pure mastic gum on the market, & secondly, I feel it is helping to rid what I suspect is h pylori. I no longer chew this stuff, but I do swallow it. I poured the whole bag into a coffee grinder, & ground it into a powder. Store the powder in a container w lid. The powder will fuse together & harden, but I just scape the top of it w a spoon until I can get enough powder to place into a gelatin capsule. Then I swallow 1-2 capsules of this stuff a day. Due to how fast it can harden & form into sharp stiff shapes I think it would be unwise to swallow this not in a capsule. The capsule will get it to your stomach safely, & it should break down in your stomach acids. I've not had any stomach pains nor noticed any problems due to swallowing this product (as long as it's in a capsule).

tldr; SOME of the pieces are very soft, gooey and too sticky to chew without getting stuck in your teeth. You have to press a few hard pieces into a soft piece to create a balanced gum that you can chew easily with zero sticking in your teeth. I hated it at first, now I REALLY like it. Upgrading to 4 stars. Here's my old review: At first I thought it was a terrible joke, but it's ok... First experience, 1 star review: It's been 30 minutes and I still have this crap stuck in my teeth... The first nugget seemed fine and wasn't sticky, but then I added a 2nd piece and didn't think much that it was a bit more gooey than the first one. It IMMEDIATELY stuck to every surface of my mouth, getting between my teeth and required 30 minutes of flossing and dental picking to get most of it out. I gave up after 30 minutes to write this review. This is my first experience with mastic gum, and maybe if you can sort out the solid bits from the gooey ones it won't be so bad, but my experience with it was terrible. 2nd experience, up to 3 stars now: I threw away a couple more pieces that were soft and sticky, and chewed a couple that were dry and firm. They chewed fine and didn't stick to my teeth. It was nice. I like the flavor and I'll probably chew the rest, making sure to avoid any sticky, gooey pieces. Still leaving off 2 stars for the terrible first experience

To start off, these aren't for everyone's taste. They taste similar to a miswak toothbrush. The pouch is also small, kind of like the size of a palm. They also came melted, maybe because I live in a warm area.

I recently purchased MasticGum and found it to have a very good texture. It can be chewed continuously for approximately 5 hours and 25 minutes before it begins to dissolve and turn mushy. Once it reaches that point, the gum starts to break down into smaller pieces and becomes unchewable. One thing to note is that at around the 2-hour and 15-minute mark, I found it necessary to take a break due to a sharp, piney flavor. Although it starts out mild, the intensity gradually builds up until, by the 2-hour point, it’s so pronounced that it feels almost like a slight chemical burn. However, after a 30-minute rest, I was able to resume chewing the same piece without any lingering discomfort. Unfortunately, Masticgum does not provide a full 8 hours of chewing as I initially expected. Still, it outperforms Arbic gum, a common ingredient in many types of xylito gum, in terms of texture and longevity. Arbic gum typically doesn’t last beyond 2 hours of continuous chewing. By that time, enzymes in the mouth begin to break it down, leading to a mushy consistency, essentially dissolves into a watery state. Masticgum on the other hand, maintains a solid, proper gum texture for much longer, easily twice as long as Arbic gum. While Arbic gum is far too soft to provide a satisfying chewing experience beyond a couple of hours, Masticgum remains firm and enjoyable for several hours. One potential downside is that while chewing, tiny fragments of the gum continuously break off. These small pieces are unchewable and inevitably end up being swallowed. This might not be a bad thing, though, as it reportedly has medicinal benefits when ingested. It could actually have positive effects on your digestive system. Overall, I recommend it. It won’t last an entire day of chewing, but it’s significantly better than Alibaba gum, provides a solid texture, and may offer some health benefits along the way.

I use mastic gum for violin varnishes and I chew it for its flavor and benefits to my stomach. I've used other brands with great success and decided to try this brand, but was very disappointed. For varnishes, I dissolve it in alcohol and allow the impurities to settle out of solution before pouring off the clear and pure solution to blend into varnish. This brand contains nearly 4x the amount of impurities as other brands, leaving a significant layer of slimy and discolored waste at the bottom. It also seems poorly refined, as the varnish I made using this brand kept a soft, almost rubbery feel after being fully cured, when other brands do not. It didn't ruin the finish, but it will require a harder finish over top of it. The raw tears are much softer than other brands and I should have considered this a red flag. For chewing, this brands flavor is off as well. It has a bitterness that's not present in other brands and it has a much more soft and sticky consistency, making it unpleasant to chew. Couple that with the visible impurities like dark colored debris and discolored tears, and I have no desire to chew it. I would definitely reccomend that the manufacturer either lower its price, or incorporate a better refinement method/find a better source. There are much better brands for the same price. I'll be sticking with the stuff in the brown pouch from now on.

So Tiny for the price, the smell is good!