What You Should Know Before Putting Egg Whites On Your Face

Although your parents always seemed like total buzzkills for not letting you eat raw cookie dough, there was a reason behind their nagging. Not unlike the tempting taste of cookie dough, applying uncooked egg whites to your face could result in a nasty case of food poisoning, thanks to that pesky pathogenic bacterium: Salmonella. Salmonella can enter your system if it's accidentally ingested (which is easier than you might think, especially when the mask is a drippy mess).

Not only that, but those who are allergic or sensitive to eggs could have a negative reaction just from applying the whites to their face, and virtually anyone could develop skin irritation from this DIY ingredient (via Healthline). 

If you're determined to try egg white face masks for yourself, at the very least, do a patch test first to ensure you don't have a negative reaction (via Yahoo! Life). Also, choose eggs that are pasteurized to reduce the risk of Salmonella, and do some research into the other ingredients in the mask to ensure they don't carry their own potential risks (via Slate).