Putting a little hand lotion or Vaseline on your hands before going to the hive will help in cleaning afterward. There's a product at the paint store called invisible glove, I've used it in the past for painting and working on greasy motors, it works pretty well.
Rubbing alcohol dilutes propolis, it's probably much better for you than acetone. That stuff attacks you organs in a bad way, sucks right in through your skin. Nasty chemicals!
I'd rather have the stains than the cancer...