Natural Chewing Gum

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Natural Chewing Gum Collection Around the world and since the beginning of time, humans have used tree resins as chewing gum. Many types of natural tree resins are beneficial when chewed. Not only do they deliver therapeutic compounds to our bodies, but mastication also increases saliva and enzyme production in the mouth, stimulates our gums to keep them healthy, and cleans our teeth. If you do a little online research, you will discover that when chewed, both Chios Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) and Frankincense Frereana resins help kill the H. Pylori bacteria that cause stomach ulcers. Most tree resins also deliver their special aroma and flavour. Our Western market is flooded with synthetic chewing gums made of petroleum byproducts and Polymers such as butadiene-styrene, polyvinyl acetate, polyethylene and Butylated hydroxytoluene. The increase in inquiries about natural chewing gum and the rise in sales of Chicle, Mastic Chios, and Frankincense Frereana at the shop indicate that the market for a natural alternative to synthetic chewing gum is growing. While most natural tree resins are chewed locally where they grow, those that contain resin or oleo-resin, with no water-soluble gum, are best. General directions for making a Gum Base from resin I will post an in-depth tutorial on how to make a natural gum base in the near future. For the time being, here are some of the basic materials and principles. It is fairly simple to melt a pure tree oleoresin with a small amount of beeswax to give it pliability, and add flavour or essential oil, along with a sweetener, to create your own healthy alternative to synthetic chewing gum. Confectioner's sugar and Xyletol are two common additives used to sweeten natural chewing gum. In the water bath, 1-2 parts of beeswax and 1 part of a brittle resin are dissolved together. The higher the proportion of Beeswax, the softer your chewing gum will be. If in doubt of the proportion of Beeswax to resin, start with a ratio of 1:1 and add