Shelf stable capsules based on peroxycarboxylic

described a method for the production of organic peroxycarboxylic acids, especially imidoperoxycarboxylic acids (eg. B. 6-phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid), loaded capsules having a capsule shell based on at least one inorganic salt, and the use of the capsules prepared in this way in laundry and detergents, especially liquid detergents and cleaning products, dental care products, hair colorants and decolorizing or bleaching agents for technical applications.