When I use a peeling product, not all of what comes off like dirt is dead skin, right?

When you use a peeling agent, dead skin comes off, right?

That isn't all dead skin cells, right?

Isn't it the ingredient itself that causes it to become like that?

At first, there was a time when I wondered, "Is this all dead skin?" I was like, "Wow, this much?" lol

Or is it really dead skin cells? ^^;;;