I use the green RAF Cape leather gloves; they help with the sweaty palms and the flat handed grip on the wind shovel when starting by hand. Also got a pair of white ones with silk liners for the winter time (no heater in the cockpit).
A less erotic method of cleaning them is to splash some AvGas on them and wipe with a cloth to get oil off them. Don't do it too often though as they dry out.