Arcadi Boix Camps

Arcadi Boix Camps, born on March 31., 1962 in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia was raised in Los Angeles and Hawaii, graduated with the degrees in Chemistry and Philosophy. He is a perfumer and writer. His travels along with intermittent periods of residence in multiple countries are the sources from which he has derived his knowledge of natural fragrance materials and global flora.
Biography
Arcadi Boix Camps is the owner of Auram, a company he describes as "undergoing deep research, specializing in high technology and top quality perfumes and flavors, fighting for the dignity of this profession and refusing to work in the so-called mass-market perfumery" while being very critical in the false values that frame Western Perfumery into a world of fashion and design. Having been very active in the Middle East and being the personal perfumer of Emirs, Kings, Princes, Princesses, Shaikhs, Shaikhas and many Royal dignitaries as well as many artists, specifically during his time in Brazil.
He is able to use the most delicate natural and rare ingredients very often made only for his formulae and creations, using many varieties of 100% pure and natural Agarwood oils with the best Rose oils, mostly ex rose Bourboniana and rose Damascena, Jasmines, Grandiflorum, Sambac, Auriculatum and Flexile, the most coveted Saffron volatiles Extract CO2, Musk Absolute, Frangipani Absolute, Champaca Absolute, Night Queen Absolute, White and red Lotus extracts and fractions, Mango leaf Absolute, Horse gram absolute, Magnolia, Gardenia, Violet flowers absolute, Lily of the Valley absolute, real Amber Gris Absolute and many other ingredients just forgotten by other perfumers more connected to the Western Perfumery that uses a vast amount of chemicals in its formulae although he has widely praised his love for some of these chemicals like alpha vetivone, Dihydro alpha vetivone, Paradisone, Laevo Muscone, the pure Cis-5-isomer of Muscenone (3-Methyl-cis-5-pentadecen-1-one), Myrrhone, Timberol,Firsantol, Firascone, Ambrocenide, AmberXtreme, Ambermax, Limbanol, Cristanol, Seveniff, Helvetolide, Hivernal, 2,3-laevo-Dihydrofarnesol, Serenolide, Cis-Beta-santalol, Ambrox, Azurone, Operanide, Veridian, Pomarose, Hindinol, Tonkarose, Aldolone, Bamboo Ketone, Petal Coeur, Healingwood, Mysoral, Calypsone, Quincester, dextro nor limbanol, Transluzone, Javanol, Ylanganate, Triflone, Mango ester, Corps Guava, Petulia and many other he describes as jewels of research and creativity
Arcadi Boix camps now splits his time between Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates; Yalta, in the Crimea, Ukraine; Damascus, in Syria and the Principality of Andorra were he based his group of companies, where this time is dedicated to research and creative work.
He published two books where he emphasizes the connection between Chemistry and Philosophy as the keys of perfumery, a profession badly understood in the world. The first book was published in march 2000 and his second, "Perfumery: techniques in evolution" in January 2009 in the United States.
Bibliography
Books
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution. Carol Stream, Ill: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2000. ISBN 9780931710728
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution 2nd. Edition. Carol Stream, Ill: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2009. ISBN 9781932633504
Journal articles
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Topics in Perfumery: Saffron in Perfumery and Flavors - A Meditation on the Art and Science of Flavor and Fragrance Creation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 1: 26.
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Technical and Philosophical Notes on the Perfumery Creative Process - Lessons Derived from Global Scent Tracking". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 5: 40.
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2007. "Topics in Perfumery: Magnolia and Lily of the Valley - A Continuing Meditation on the Art, Craft, Materials and Techniques of Fragrance Creation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 32, no. 11: 40.
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Fragrance Creation: Gardenia in Perfumery - The Beginning of a Career, Discovery of New Raw Materials and Creating the Scent of Gardenia". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 4: 28.
*Camps, Arcadi Boix. 1999. "Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution IV - A Review of Perfumery Elements and Recent Developments in the Industry and Art of Formulation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 24, no. 1: 17.

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