Have you seen the email going around stating where egg whites are a healing miracle for burns?  I prefer using natural methods above any type of chemical/pharmaceutical remedy if at all possible, so I researched further into this "folk remedy."  

First, this is what the email being sent around is saying:  "A young man sprinkling his lawn and bushes with pesticides wanted to check the contents of the barrel to see how much pesticide remained in it. He raised the cover and lit his lighter; the vapors inflamed and engulfed him. He jumped from his truck, screaming. His neighbor came out of her house with a dozen eggs, yelling: "bring me some eggs!" She broke them, separating the whites from the yolks. The neighbor woman helped her to apply the whites on the young man's face. When the ambulance arrived and when the EMTs saw the young man, they asked who had done this. Everyone pointed to the lady in charge. They congratulated her and said: "You have saved his face." By the end of the summer, the young man brought the lady a bouquet of roses to thank her. His face was like a baby's skin.

Keep in mind this treatment of burns is included in teaching beginner fireman this method. First aid consists to spraying cold water on the affected area until the heat is reduced and stops burning the layers of skin. Then, spread egg whites on the affected areas..."

Here is what About.com states:  Status: False  siting that “Up-to-date sources, including the Mayo Clinic and the American Red Cross, recommend treating a minor (first- or second-degree) burn by immersing it in cool water, then covering it loosely with dry, sterile gauze.”

"No data supporting any benefit of applying or placing such types of agents on burned areas has been found," the author noted. Moreover, he wrote, "the risk of infection from applying most of these inappropriate remedies to a fresh burn wound is obvious. For example, eggs can serve as an excellent culture medium for micro-organisms." And, in one particular case cited in a related study, a 13-month-old child with a second-degree burn went into anaphylactic shock after his parents treated it by rubbing a raw egg on his skin. It turned out he was allergic to eggs.”  Website:  http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/Egg-Whites-For-Burns.htm

I also checked the Mayo Clinic's website on what their recommended treatment is for burns.  Please do visit their site as they explain much more thoroughly how to judge the severity of a burn, and then how to treat it.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-burns/FA00022

Briefly, the Mayo Clinic states for minor burns, first-degree and second-degree (and they list a definition of what is considered “minor” in these degrees of burns, you should:

• First cool the burn under cool (not cold) running water.  If you aren’t not around running water, immerse the burn or use cold compresses.

• Second, cover the burn with sterile gauze.  Don’t use fluffy cotton or materials that can leave pieces in the burn.  This keeps air off of the burn, reduces pain and protects blistered areas.

• Third, take an over-the-counter pain reliever.  

Third degree burns are extremely serious, involve all layers of the skin and cause permanent damage.  Fat, muscle and even bone can be affected.  For major burns call 911 immediately.  Until they get there:

• Don’t remove burned clothing.  However, make sure the person is no longer in contact with smoldering material.

• Don’t immerse large severe burns in cold water.  This could cause the patient’s body temp to drop and they could go into shock.

• Check for signs of circulation (breathing, coughing or movement). If there is no breathing or other sign of circulation, begin CPR...

For more complete information on this subject, I urge you to visit their site:  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-burns/FA00022

There are websites that state this and other "folk remedies" used to treat burns do work.  When many of these folk remedies were "created", the "folks" really didn't have too many choices to ease pain and didn't have any where near the medical knowledge that we do.  Yes, many of the old remedies really do work, but why add more pain to a burn by adding infection via egg whites or another "folk remedy!"  It's always your choice, but please do your research!  Personally, after researching burn treatments, I see more reasoning not to ever use egg whites on any severity level of burn.