Skin Magazine

A UK trial has found that a natural chewing gum made from mastic gum could be the first preventative treatment to for mouth ulcers. 1 in 5 people suffer from the pain of mouth ulcers but although most conventional topical medications, such as antimicrobial mouthwashes and topical corticosteroids can help mask the pain of mouth [...]

Everything she ate with any taste would cause a mouth ulcer. Nothing from the chemist worked until she found a natural gum which stopped them coming back. BY Amy Myles 3 July, 2007 Amy Myles, 31, from South London works part time for an internet marketing company and has two children aged 3 and 2.Amy says: [...]

Amy would get 10 or 15 ulcers at a time. She thought she would never be free of them until she found a unique tree gum from Greece which stopped them coming back. BY Amy Scott 3 July, 2007 Amy Scott, 25,  is a single IT analyst from London. Amy says:  “I have suffered from mouth ulcers for as [...]

A recent study found that the commonly used chemical detergent Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), used in most toothpastes and mouth washes, contributes to the frequent occurrence of mouth ulcers according to Norwegian researchers. BY Amy Anderson 4 July, 2007 The study, carried out at the Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway, consisted [...]

A new UK trial has found that a natural oral care range (which includes a chewing gum, toothpaste and mouthwash) containing a high concentration of mastic gum, a natural resin taken from the Pistacia Lentiscus Tree from the Greek island of Chios, could be the first preventative treatment to for mouth ulcers while also aiding [...]

What are Mouth Ulcers? BY Bruce Shane 6 July, 2007 Mouth ulcers, also called canker sores, aphthous stomata and recurrent aphthous stomatitis, mostly occur on the inner cheek, inner lip, tongue, soft palate, floor of the mouth, and sometimes the throat. They are usually about 3-5mm in diameter – though sometimes significantly larger, and often appear 2 [...]