shedding vs peeling

shedding and peeling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shedding	Yes	No	No	No
peeling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shedding and peeling are synonyms defined as:

shedding and peeling: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Other synonyms of shedding include desquamation.

shedding (noun)	peeling (noun)
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
the process whereby something is shed