To be a vegan, you have to avoid stop using animal products entirely. No animal foods like fish, meat and poultry are allowed in a vegan diet. Vegans avoid eggs, animal milk and milk products like butter, cheese etc. The vegan way of life also requires you to avoid lifestyle products like textiles, footwear, cosmetics, and more made using animal-derived ingredients.
 
To ensure that your vegan diet does not lack any nutrients that you got from animal foods, add food varieties rich in various nutrients to your diet. Foods like butter, milk, honey, cheese etc does not require the killing of animals but are still regarded non-vegan as they are obtained from animals through processes that may indirectly harm them in some way. Vegans do not use personal care products that contain beeswax because it is regarded as a non-vegan product.