The present invention relates to a method for preparing solid microcapsules (20), comprising the steps of: a) adding under agitation a composition C1 comprising at least one active material to a cross-linkable liquid composition C2, wherein the active material is not an additive to be used in the lubricant, fuel or bitumen industries, or in drilling sludges or muds, or an additive to be used in oil exploration/production, composition C1 and composition C2 being immiscible with each other, so that a first emulsion is obtained, said first emulsion comprising droplets (1) of composition C1 dispersed in composition C2, b) adding under agitation the first emulsion obtained in step a) to a liquid composition C3, composition C3 and composition C2 being immiscible with each other, so that a second emulsion is obtained, said second emulsion comprising droplets (5) dispersed in composition C3, c) loading the second emulsion obtained in step b) in a mixer which applies a homogeneous controlled shear rate to said second emulsion, said shear rate being from 1 000 s-1 to 100 000 s-1, so that a third emulsion is obtained, said third emulsion comprising droplets (10) dispersed in composition C3, and d) cross-linking the droplets (10) obtained in step c), so that solid microcapsules (20) dispersed in composition C3 are obtained.La presente invención se relaciona con un método para preparar microcápsulas (20) sólidas, el cual comprende las etapas de: (a) añadir bajo agitación una composición C1 que comprende por lo menos un material activo con una composición C2 líquida reticulable, en donde el material activo no es un aditivo para ser usado en las industrias de lubricantes, combustible o de bitumen o en lodos de perforación o un aditivo para ser usado en la exploración/producción de petróleo, la composición C1 y la composición C2 son inmiscibles una a la otra, de manera que se obtiene una primera emulsión, la primera emulsión comprende gotas (1) de la composición (C1) dispersas en l