Hey mikeadyla, Welcome! I missed this thread earlier too, but just wanted to stop by and say hello. I’m relatively new too, but I’ve also become adicted to this forum and the awesome group of people here. 
The requirements to join in on the testing of advanced products and experimental mixes used to be that you were required to be a forum member for one year. BUT, that has changed. All they really ask now is that you post a journal and detail the observations and effects noticed. Tisha has posted a thread on how to report here: How to Test and Report On Products UPDATED 12/01.
And, if you do a good job reporting, you just might start seeing extra goodies showing up from time-to-time with your orders, with little love notes asking you to try out something new