Shaving pubic hair

Can anyone give me tips on shaving my pubic area? I’m a 17 year old girl and still have not mastered the technique. I want a nice clean no hair shave. I really wanna hear from a lot of y’all so the more answers, the better! Some questions I have:

1.) what direction do woman ACTUALLY shave in? I’ve heard a lot of different things so my pro shavers, what direction?

2.) what do y’all use to shave? Shaving cream? I’ve heard of conditioner, like what do y’all prefer? I wanna hear from y’all.

3.) how do I avoid razor bumps, itching and stuff in day one of shaving?

4.) how often do y’all shave?

5.) when I do get bumps, itching and irritation how do I cure that? Do I still keep shaving like normal, too?