On the haircolor level system 1 (darkest) to 10 (lightest), which underlying pigment is exposed when natural hair is lifted to level 8?
Explanation
As bleach or high-lift color lifts natural pigment, eumelanin (the brown/black large-molecule pigment) breaks down first and pheomelanin (the smaller red/yellow molecule) lingers. Lifting therefore reveals predictable contributing pigments in a sequence: red (level 4), red-orange (level 5), orange (level 6), yellow-orange (level 7), yellow (level 8), pale yellow (level 9), and pale palest yellow (level 10). A level 8 lift typically shows yellow to yellow-orange and is toned with a violet or violet-blue toner to neutralize. California licensees apply oxidative color under CCR Title 16 §979.4. Options A, B, and D ignore the standard contributing-pigment chart taught in every cosmetology textbook.
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