Curiosity got the better of me and I tried the Zerran Reallisse smoothing treatment last night. Instructions are the same as most other products of this nature: clarify the hair, blow-dry, apply treatment, blow-dry again and flat iron on high heat with multiple passes. The weird thing about Reallisse is the product is not very viscous at all; it seemed just like water. The directions say to apply with a tint brush which I thought was pretty crazy so I poured some in a spray bottle and went to work paying careful attention to the ends of the hair. The solution has no fragrance or odor. I couldn't tell there was anything on my hair until the blow-dry step when it began to feel coated.
I flat ironed on 390-400° and did three passes on each section. There were no fumes or unpleasant odors. My hair turned out shiny but felt a bit dry. I left the product in for about 12 hours instead of 24 because I wanted to roller set my hair for work tomorrow. The instructions say to rinse the hair and apply the Zerran Smoothing Moisture Mask, rinse again and then apply the Leave-In or Rinse Conditioning Serum. Upon rinsing out the mask I did notice that my hair felt silkier and had more slip than usual. There was a slight reduction in frizz and volume but my curl pattern didn't change. I found that it was easier to get my roots straight while setting my hair on rollers. The one thing that I loved about QOD Gold was that it completely eliminated breakage so I'm curious to see if I'll have such luck with Reallisse.
Ingredients for the Reallisse Catalyst: achillea millefolium extract, althea officinalis root extract, ammonium lauryl sulfate, cetyl alcohol, chamomilla recutita flower extract, citric acid, citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, dimethyl sulfone, disodium edta, foeniculum vulgare fruit extract, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, lauramide dea, lavandula angustifolia oil, magnesium aluminum silicate, methylisothiazolinone, oat amino acids, panthenol, peg-6, sodium chloride, sodium coco-sulfate, sorbic acid, sorbitan oleate, urea, water
). I texturized my hair first since its pretty short but depending on how this turns out I may not tex it again. I'm hoping my hair doesn't come too straight, more like frizz free curls (my curls looked really awesome after the tex) Does this really need to stay in for 4 days?
I was in a sew-in for 3 months prior to getting it done. I decided to have it done professionally for my first time. It was the 3 day application. I can honestly say that I am pleased with the results. I love the lightness, shine and swagga that my hair now has. 
i will keep this in my regimen
The fumes were almost non-existent with the Chocolate as compared to the Advanced. This will probably be the last time I'll use a regular formaldehyde treatment.
