Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Blackman Ian Howard 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEXGEL, INC. [NXGL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEXGEL, INC., 2150 CABOT BOULEVARD, WEST, SUITE B 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) LANGHORNE, PA 19047 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	04/27/2031	Common Stock	160,000	$0.65	D
$25,000 Convertible Note (right to buy)	04/17/2026	10/17/2027	Common Stock	41,667	$0.6	D
Warrant (right to buy)	04/17/2026	04/17/2031	Common Stock	20,834	$0.8	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blackman Ian Howard C/O NEXGEL, INC. 2150 CABOT BOULEVARD, WEST, SUITE B LANGHORNE, PA 19047			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Ian Howard Blackman		05/07/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a stock option granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), for services as the Issuer's Chief Financial Officer. The number of shares underlying the stock option shall vest as follows: (i) 40,000 shares of common stock vest on April 27, 2027 and (ii) the remaining 120,000 shares of common stock vest equally per month on the last day of each month for thirty-six months beginning on March 31, 2027 (with 3,334 shares vesting per month and 3,310 shares vesting on month thirty-six due to rounding adjustments), subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), any unvested shares underlying the stock option shall accelerate in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

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