Red #170 (pigment) polyurea microcapsules have been successfully prepared at our laboratory. Both core and shell of these microcapsules are demonstrated to be red #170 pigment and Polyurea, respectively, by infrared (IR) spectra. The number-average particle sizes of these microcapsules are seen to decrease with increasing concentration and the ethylene oxide chain length of nonylphenylpolyoxyethylene ether (NP(n); n = 6, 8, 10, 12, 16) as an emulsifier in the water phase used for making microcapsules. Experimental results indicate that the average particle sizes of red #170 polyurea microcapsules are smaller for the system with NP16 than for the system with NP4 (in the oil phase) and/or NP16 (in the water phase) and that, in the presence of NP(n), these particle sizes are seen to be slightly smaller for use of methylcellulose than for use of sodium carboxymethylcellulose as a protective colloid. It is also interesting to note that the released amounts of red #170 pigment from polyurea microcapsules in di-n -butylphthalate solvent is lower for a system with NP16 than for a system with methylcellulose, as a result of good emulsification leading to decrease the interaction between toluene diisocyanate and water molecules. This may further cause more crosslinkage to take place at the urea groups, resulting in a decrease in the porosity of the capsules.