Boardgrrrrl I have had a chemical peel, one where I had to use special moisturisers for weeks before and after, yes it does make you quite red but def not as bad as you would expect and when the peeling happens it is not that bad at all (i had really gross ideas of scabby skin). Mine was really good and if I had stuck to using the mineral foundation after my skin would prob have maintained well sadly I have a lust for MAC and the foundation is not great for spots. The one thing I would say is if you are gonna have it you may want to wait til the sun isn't out as you really really do need to stay out of it for a couple of week.