I never had a salon peel but I did a lot of research about them. There are different levels of peeling, but most of the ones done are superficial, top layer peels. The deepest ones are a serious thing and require medical tests prior because of their toxicity. I am assuming you're talking about the more common type.

They have nice results in giving people smoother, softer skin, but they have to be repeated often to maintain the effect and can become expensive. I do know one person who experienced problems with blotchiness after her peel had healed. This can happen with darker complexioned people and she is Italian. I also know a person who had one salon peel, but never followed up with skin rejuvenation products and it didn't really do anything for her by itself.

You can get the same results by using a good alpha hydroxy face cream regularly, it just takes a little longer initially. You can jump start the process by using an over the counter home peel first. That's what I did and then I went to the alpha hydroxy cream and a copper peptide cream for building collagen.

My favorite alpha hydroxy is the MD Forte products. You start with a weaker solution and progress to level III. They are prescription grade, but some dermatologists sell them on the internet without a prescription from your doctor. The MD Formulations is a weaker non-prescription version they also make. Most alpha hydroxy sold in at cosmetic counters are pretty weak.

I get my copper from skinbiology.com from the people who discovered the benefits of copper for skin.

I would never bother getting a salon peel because I like the lasting results of having a program I do at home everyday. Your skin is still being exfoliated rapidly, but most of it is at a level you can't see, so you don't have to deal with the appearance of chunks of skin peeling off. I did get a little visible peeling with the MD Forte at first, but your skin gets used to it. It wasn't really noticeable to other people either.

Do a search for "skin rejuvenation" and read the articles you find. Try to see through the sales pitches you encounter and look for the informative ones.