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I'm sure you've noticed that lots of companies throw around the word peel, so forgive me if these aren't like a two-step thing or stronger than a typical AHA lotion. All of these links lead to Paula Begoun's review.

In the past, I have tried Peter Thomas Roth peel pads. I think they have 10% AHA. I have also just used Paula's Choice Skin Revealing Body Lotion on my face (I think that's also 10% AHA) and rinsed it off after 5-10 min.

Derma E: Evenly Radiant Overnight Peel

Brazilian Peel

AmorePacific: Treatment Enzyme Peel

Philosophy: the microdelivery purifying peel, one-minute purifying enzyme peel

Nu Skin: 180º AHA Facial Peel

Murad: Intensive Resurfacing Peel

Kiehl's: Over-Night Biological Peel

There are lots more on Paula's list, which you can access for free. 

Go to http://www.beautypedia.com/AdvancedSearch.aspx and indicate "Exfoliants" in the "Category" pulldown. Do not indicate anythng else. Hit search. Sort the resulting list by rating, and you'll get Paula's Picks first, and the ratings will become more negative from there. In order to find products that have "Peel" in the name, you have to do CTRL+F (or Command + F) on the word peel. Ignore "peel" if it occurs in the left side list of the screen (under the "Refine Search" heading).

My aunt (she's 43) has gotten peels in the past. I don't know what kind. She just has some redness when I see her. I swear I read an article on what to expect after peels in Allure or something this year. I remember it saying that it depends on the kind of peel and the strength. Sometimes you can go back to work the same day. Sometimes you need to take a couple days off  to peel away.