NEXGEL, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Convertible Notes Payable (Details)

Convertible Notes Payable (Details)			3 Months Ended
Convertible Notes Payable (Details)	Mar. 11, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 24, 2020 USD ($) security $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of securities purchase agreement entered into by company \| security		2
Proceeds received from convertible notes			$ 1,337,000	$ 0
Notes outstanding			92,055
Unamortized balance of beneficial conversion and warrant features			1,159,889
Unamortized original issue discount			172,824
Unamortized debt issuance costs			255,232
Interest payable			6,803
Issuance of common stock			$ 285,000	$ 620,000
Common stock warrants
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants \| shares		312,500
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares		$ 0.08
Auctus Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount paid as placement agent fees (as a percent)	8.00%
Total cash fee paid to placement agent	$ 120,000
Auctus Warrants
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Threshold beneficial ownership (as a percent)	4.99%
Alere Financial
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Warrants exercisable term	3 years
Alere Financial \| First Auctus Warrant
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants \| shares	654,545
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.125
Alere Financial \| Second Auctus Warrant
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants \| shares	545,455
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.150
6% Secured Convertible Promissory Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt		$ 100,000
Interest rate		6.00%
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.08
Auctus Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Warrants exercisable term	5 years
Number of warrants issued \| shares	2
Proceeds received from convertible notes	$ 1,337,000
Principal amount of debt	$ 1,500,000
Interest rate	12.00%
Number of months interest guaranteed and deemed to be earned in full as of the Issuance Date	12 months
Increase in interest rate if the Company fails to pay any amount when due (as a percent)	$ 180,000
Increase in interest rate if the Company fails to pay any amount when due (as a percent)	16.00%
Prepayment penalty (as a percent)	110.00%
Number of calendar days after which the note may not be paid in whole or in part	180 days
Prepayment period, number of calendar days	180 days
Threshold calendar days to be quoted or listed in stock exchanges	120 days
Threshold calendar days to file registration statement	30 days
Threshold calendar days to cause the registration statement to become effective	150 days
Threshold beneficial ownership (as a percent)	4.99%
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.10
Term of the loan	1 year
Auctus Note \| First Auctus Warrant
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants \| shares	6,000,000
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.125
Auctus Note \| Second Auctus Warrant
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.150
Number of warrants issued \| shares	5,000,000
Auctus Note \| Auctus Warrants
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Threshold calendar days to file registration statement	30 days
Threshold calendar days to cause the registration statement to become effective	150 days
2021 Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Secured Convertible Promissory Note
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt					$ 15,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.03