What sort of bars do you have and what is their current surface?

Without that information you'll get lots of inapporopriate suggestions, like "Change to real cork bartape" is appropriate for road bikes, but not for hybrids and MTBs.

Meanwhile, wear cycling gloves. I know you don't wanna, but do it anyway. Just like I don't wanna eat oatmeal instead of bacon and eggs, but I eat oatmeal anyway. Disgusting stuff, oatmeal.