11/04/2025
LET'S TWLK ABOUT FOOT HEALTH AND HOW FEET ARE YOUR FOUNDATION.
✅ What Are They
“Splay” by Naboso is a toe-separator/spacer device designed to be worn on your feet (either barefoot or in wide shoes) that helps spread the toes apart and encourage a more natural toe alignment.
Key features: medical-grade gel material, one size fits all, designed to both stretch the toes and maintain separation/spacing of toes.
According to Naboso, the product supports and restores toe range of motion, improves foot splay (width/spread of the forefoot), and “recovers the feet” from the constriction typical of modern closed-toe shoes.
🌟 Claimed Benefits
Here are the benefits as stated by the brand and supported by independent sources on toe spacers in general:
Improved toe alignment (big toe/or other toes) — Splay is said to support alignment for conditions like bunions and hammertoes.
For example: the foot-expert blog “5 Things to Know…” says frequent use may help slow bunion formation by stretching the adductor hallucis muscle which pulls the big toe laterally.
Better foot splay and spreading of toes — By physically separating the toes, they aim to increase the width of the forefoot contact with the ground, which may improve stability, balance, and gait mechanics.
Example: Naboso says “by stretching the small muscles of the toes, Splay… help to improve balance, stability, gait and posture.”
Relief of foot strain from typical footwear — Because many modern shoes constrain the toes (narrow toe boxes, high heels, etc.), the toes lose range of motion and spread. Splay is offered as a corrective or restorative tool.
Possible benefits for specific issues:
Stretching the plantar fascia (the band under the foot) by opening the front of the foot/ toes may help with arch/foot pain or early plantar fasciitis.
Reducing neuroma pain by improving forefoot splay.
Enhanced foot function & “ground connection” — Naboso emphasizes the idea that healthy feet and toes provide a better foundation for posture and movement, linking into your interest in movement.
🧭 How to Use Them (and Tips)
Because you’re into self-care, movement practice, and adding value to clients (via The Human Garage), here are practical usage tips:
Start 30 minutes a day wearing them, then gradually increase time based on comfort. Naboso recommends this.
You can wear them barefoot or inside shoes, provided those shoes have a wide toe-box or natural shape (so the toes have space).
Use them after long hours in closed‐toe shoes. They help “release the toes after long hours in shoes.”
Combine with toe mobility/strength work: you might use them as a passive tool (spreading) plus active movement (curling toes, spreading toes against resistan
ce) for better integration. This aligns with the guidance from a user discussion:
“Toe separators are great to create some passive range of space, but getting active control in that range of motion can be a more effective way…”
Clean and maintain: The product page notes it’s medical-grade gel, non-toxic, easy to clean. Clean weekly.
