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

I had GERD and tested positive for h.pylori a few years ago. The triple coctail of antibiotics only made it worse. Stomach acid reducers provided only temporary relief. Then, I used mastic gum capsules by Jarrow Formulas and various brands of probiotics to treat my stomach issues as a last resort, and it worked amazingly well. Recently, my stomach has been more acidic than normal, probably due to stress. I searched for mastic gum capsules by Jarrow Formulas but couldn't find it on amazon or anywhere. So I bought this product a month ago. It arrived on time, and the quality is very good (I am from Turkey so I am familiar with mastic gum). The scent and color are on point. I smash this product, turn it into coarse dust, mix 1/8 teaspoons of it in the water and drink it in the morning on empty stomach (I am sort of imitating the dosage and form of the mastic gum capsules by Jarrow Formulas but it is even better because I freshly grind them). I started seeing results after a few days of using it. I have been using it for a month now and my stomach is healthy again, acid problems are gone. I still want to use it for another month (because this is what I did in the past with Jarrow Formulas and it had worked so well) so I am ordering it again today. I hope this comment finds you and helps you with your stomach problems. As a side note, I ditched probiotic capsules and switched to kefir, which is a yogurt drink that contains live probiotic cultures. It is way better, in my experience so far. As a second side note, don't be fooled by the negative reviews. As far as I read them, they just did not know how to use the product. This product is not a regular gum, some pieces are hard to chew and other are too sticky because that is what mastic gum is! Just so you know if you decide to chew it. In conclusion, this product helped me so well. I hope it does to you, too.

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.

This is not for everybody, but I LOVE IT. If you’re the kinda person who looks longingly at zip ties and pen caps- this is your gum. The flavor goes from grassy tree-sappy to nonexistent. But it’s not about the flavor for me. That’s the short of it. Here’s the long of it: I have a super bad oral fixation. I chew my cuticles, the inside of my cheek, and my tongue to the point where my dentist is like “yeah you’re gonna give yourself oral cancer, cut it out”. So I chew gum. Like a psychopath. I’ll go through one of those 90 piece buckets in 3 days. I hate how the flavor and firmness dissipates. I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you that I also have TMJ. That’s just what happens when your mouth is restless af. Regular gum makes my TMJ even worse. I tried silicone necklace pendants that are designed for like, teething babies and stuff, too. Too hard. Also exacerbates my TMJ. THIS GUM IS PERFECT. You can chew it for hours and it only gets slightly harder. It’s super firm. So you can’t just like, chew at 1500 rpm. You’ll find yourself thoughtfully chomping down on it with different parts of your teeth. It’s got a delightfully tacky texture that’s incredibly satisfying. You find yourself salivating and your breath is great- without artificial flavors or sweeteners. It makes your teeth feel SO CLEAN, too. No doubt thanks to its firm texture and slight tackiness. Yes, if you bite down to hard on a fresh chunk, it’ll shatter. But just keep chewing and it’ll incorporate. Think of it like a jolly rancher you’re tryna coax into being a now ‘n later. Oh, and it doesn’t bother my TMJ. At all. (Well, yet,lol). This is one of my new favorite products of all time.