The amount and density of the strands selected during the cap technique in hair coloring will determine:

• A. the Overall Color Depth
• B. the Processing Time
• C. Whether the Effect Will Be Bold or Subtle
• D. The Final Shine Level

Answer: (D)

When you’re using the cap technique, how many strands you pull through and how densely you pull them determines how much of the hair is lightened and how concentrated those lightened areas will be. Pulling in more strands or making the selections denser creates more lightened sections with stronger contrast, which reads as a bold effect. Pulling fewer strands or spacing them wider yields fewer lightened areas and a more blended, subtle effect. Shine is about the hair’s surface and the finishing products, not primarily about how many strands were pulled, so it’s the bold versus subtle result that this pattern predicts.