Washing Soda For Drying

Hello!
First i want to say i am pretty new here and please be kind with me.
When i wanted to preserve some bird wings i looked up what is good for dry preserve. I found, salt or borax. In my country i tried to search for what borax is and somehow found that its washing soda. Found some washing soda and left the wings in it.

Much much later (now) realized washing soda is not borax. So i will go and will try to find and buy borax instead. But the wings was in the washing soda for 2 weeks and i am truely afraid it will ruin the wings.
Or if it will continue to rot.
Checked on the wings they seem to be alright but i am afraid washing soda will ruin them in longterm.

So my questions:
- Will this washing soda ruin the wings (feathers, skin, bone)
- Will the wings continue to rot? Does it dry them out, preserve them at all??
- Or will it preserve the wings until i find and buy borax asap?


Thank you so much!

 

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thank you so much for the quick answer!!

May i ask what the alcohol will do to the wings? I know alcohol is good against bacteries. I would like to know as much information about it as possible. Thanks again! ^^

As for rotting, will washing soda stop decay process? Should i put them in borax as soon as i buy or they should be ok now without it?
The wings seems a very little still flexible thought!