Abstract: The invention relates to microcapsules with an average diameter of 0.1 to 5 mm, which can be obtained by (a) processing aqueous preparations of active agents with oil bodies in the presence of emulsifiers in order to produce O/W/ emulsions, (b) treating the resulting emulsions with aqueous solutions of anionic polymers, (c) bringing the resulting matrix into contact with aqueous chitosan solutions and (d) separating the resulting encapsulation products from the aqueous phase.