Greek mastic gum is renowned for its universal properties - from helping support gut health, its antimicrobial properties, all the way to training your jaw muscles. 

It is found in one place on planet Earth - Chios. A small island in Greece in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has also been used for over 2,500 years in traditional Greek medicine. Once worth its weight in Gold, it is no surprise that the mastic villages were built with defensive features such as limited access points and tall walls to protect this cherished resin from being stolen.

Now, only a handful of mastic trees remain, meaning a very small quantity is harvested every year, making it very expensive to source.

So why is mastic gum so expensive? 

Due to limited annual harvesting and manual, labour-intensive processes, its cultivation still relies heavily on traditional methods...and this process continues in our warehouse...

 

What do we do differently to prepare the TOUGHEST mastic gum?

 The ROCKJAW Touch

1. In hotter months, mastic gum is at its softest. We have to manually reduce the moisture content inside the resin by encouraging evaporation, allowing the mastic gum to harden over time. Below is an image of mastic gum in our workshop, airing out for this process to occur. A fan is kept on 24/7 to encourage this process; however, this procedure still takes several months - especially in the summer months.

Hand-Picking & Packing

2. Once the mastic gum finally begins to harden, we hand-pick these crystals and pack them into aluminium tins; however, many mastic gum crystals will remain soft for several months, and some will never harden. These crystals must be manually separated, as they tend to clump together.

This means that a limited number of mastic gum units a month can be produced.

Hours of Effort & Labour

3. This process of drying, handpicking, and packing is a labour and time-intensive process and takes several hours on foot to pick and pack the toughest mastic crystals that end up in your ROCKJAW mastic gum pack.

Our Promise

One of our most important brand pillars is to create top-quality products. We do not cut corners and ensure no compromises are made; from picking to packing, all the way to delivery.