Recently, a new High Temperature Environmental Testing (HTET) methodology has been described which combines cyclic oxidation with the addition of synthetic sea salt. The current investigation aims to further understand the effects of synthetic sea salt deposition on the oxidation behavior of a secondgeneration nickel-base single-crystal superalloy CMSX-4 . A series of isothermal and cyclic oxidation tests at 1100 °C were carried out on bare and salt-deposited samples. The effects of different salts and altered salt application regimes on cyclic oxidation at 1100 °C were also evaluated. Further experiments were carried out using thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) to study the cyclic oxidation process in greater detail for both the bare and sea salt-deposited samples. During both isothermal and cyclic oxidation, synthetic sea salt deposition generally resulted in enhanced oxidation attack compared to the bare sample. Prior oxidation to produce a stable coherent protective alumina coating loses its protective capability as soon as salt is added. Conversely, after being subjected to cyclic oxidation with salt deposition, poorer oxidation resistance was noted in subsequent cyclic oxidation without salt deposition. Cyclic oxidation investigated with TGA shows that with salt deposition, significant oxidation attack occurs within the first few cycles, after which a steady-state oxide regeneration and spallation regime was progressively attained. The effects of salt on high temperature oxidation, even at the low dosages used in the current study, are clearly critical and have lasting effects on the oxidation resistance performance on the test samples as well as components made of similar alloys; these are discussed in light of the results obtained.