a method of removing gloves , such as work gloves , examining gloves or operating gloves having homogeneous bodies with a hand part and a cuff adjacent the hand part . at least one gripping aid is provided on the outer surface of the cuff and at a distance from the rear edge of the cuff . this allows the gloves to be removed in an ergonomic and simple manner without any auxiliary means , even with a very short cuff , without the soiled or contaminated outer side coming into contact with the skin of the person wearing the glove . to this end , at least one gripping aid is arranged in the region of the glove covering the outer region of the wrist , when seen in the peripheral direction of the cuff . alternatively , at least one gripping aid can extend over at least 180 degrees of the periphery of the cuff , at a distance from the rear edge of the cuff , or each glove in a pair is provided with at least one gripping aid on adjacent peripheral sections of the cuff , said gripping aids being at an angular distance of at least approximately 30 degrees .